Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 78.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
78.9%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
121st
of 161 countries
All-time high
91.7%
in 2013
All-time low
76.7%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2023
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 78.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama peaked at 91.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 121st of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76.7% | — |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.9% | 87.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 78.5% | 91.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 78.1% | 86.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Panama was 78.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Panama ranks 121st out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release