Progression to secondary school in Panama
Panama: Progression to secondary school was 99.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Panama, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 99.2% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Panama peaked at 99.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1972.
Panama ranks 49th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.3% | 57.2% | 66.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 86.8% | 83.6% | 90.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 65.3% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Panama?
- Progression to secondary school in Panama was 99.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1972.
- How does Panama rank for progression to secondary school?
- Panama ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).