Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 72.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama stood at 72.2%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 76.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2017.
That places Panama 116th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 58.0% | 63.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 56.6% | 68.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 63.1% | 76.1% | 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Panama was 72.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 116th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release