Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama

Panama: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
9.3%
World rank
65th
of 153 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2009
All-time low
9.3%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2004–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama, 2004–2017

0510152004201020172004: 13.7 %2005: 13.7 %2006: 13.9 %2007: 14.1 %2008: 14.9 %2009: 15.9 %2010: 12.8 %2011: 14.9 %2012: 13.4 %2017: 9.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama stood at 9.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama peaked at 15.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2017.

Panama ranks 65th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Panama, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 13.7%
2005 13.7% -0.1%
2006 13.9% +1.3%
2007 14.1% +2.0%
2008 14.9% +5.0%
2009 15.9% +7.3%
2010 12.8% -19.5%
2011 14.9% +15.7%
2012 13.4% -10.0%
2017 9.3% -30.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.4% 13.7% 15.9% 6
2010s 12.6% 9.3% 14.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Panama was 9.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2017.
How does Panama rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Panama ranks 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
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Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade 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. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/