Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 87.95 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2017, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama stood at 87.95.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama peaked at 92.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.56, in 1999.
That places Panama 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.56 | — |
| 2000 | 78.66 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 81.67 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 83.78 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 82.37 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.65 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 80.97 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.52 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 88.43 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.89 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 89.01 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 92.6 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 89.3 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 90.68 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.95 | -3.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 87.95 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.54, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Panama's 87.95 is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.64, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.56 | 76.56 | 76.56 | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.88 | 78.66 | 88.43 | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.07 | 87.95 | 92.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 19 Mexico 91.99 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 90.17 compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.52 compare
- 23 Ecuador 86.38 compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 84.98 compare
- 25 Paraguay 84.24 compare
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Panama was 87.95 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.56 in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Panama ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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