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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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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