Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama

Panama: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 89.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
89.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2018
All-time low
76.8%
in 2002
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 78.2 %2001: 77 %2002: 76.8 %2003: 79.3 %2004: 80.4 %2005: 84.1 %2006: 81.1 %2007: 81.9 %2008: 81.4 %2009: 82.2 %2011: 84.6 %2013: 84.8 %2014: 84.2 %2015: 86.7 %2016: 88.1 %2017: 88.6 %2018: 89.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama peaked at 89.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2002.

Panama ranks 8th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.2% 76.8% 84.1% 10
2010s 86.7% 84.2% 89.6% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 5 Peru 93.6% compare
  2. 6 Mexico 90.8% compare
  3. 7 Indonesia 90.7% compare
  4. 9 Viet Nam 88.8% compare
  5. 10 Brazil 87.6% compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 87.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Panama was 89.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2002.
How does Panama rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
Panama ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 392 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/