Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama
Panama: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile was 71.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 71.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama peaked at 71.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 13th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 34.0% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 54.5% | 66.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.1% | 71.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 10 Paraguay 80.7% compare
- 11 Uruguay 79.7% compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 75.7% compare
- 14 Ecuador 70.7% compare
- 15 El Salvador 58.4% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 50.6% compare
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Panama was 71.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile?
- Panama ranks 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release