Lower secondary completion in Panama

In Panama, 90.3% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Panama, 2023 90.3% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2022 +1.5percentage points 2022: 88.8%

Lower secondary completion in Panama over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2000 to 2023
Period Panama
2023 90.3%
2022 88.8%
2021 88.8%
2019 85.1%
2018 83.9%
2017 83.8%
2016 81.8%
2015 79.8%
2014 78.3%
2013 77.1%
2011 75.4%
2010 72.9%
2009 74.1%
2008 71.4%
2007 73.0%
2006 71.6%
2005 74.0%
2004 70.6%
2003 67.3%
2002 64.9%
2001 63.5%
2000 68.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 88.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2011, when it was 75.4%, the figure has changed by +14.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Panama
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org