Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Panama
Panama: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 57 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Panama recorded 57 for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Panama peaked at 68.46 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2017.
Panama ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.07 | — |
| 2000 | 58.04 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.06 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.43 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 61.15 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 61.89 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.47 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.08 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 61.61 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 63.93 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 68.46 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 67.86 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.96 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57 | -16.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 70% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Panama's 57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.37, 62% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.07 | 59.07 | 59.07 | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.73 | 58.04 | 63.08 | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.47 | 57 | 68.46 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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: upper secondary education in Panama?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Panama was 57 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 68.46 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2017.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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