Panama: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Panama's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 1.7% on 2016 (from 53,760 to 54,671).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.7% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 51.4% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Panama had the 43rd highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Panama in the 2017 ranking

• New Zealand — 40th of 61: 70,251
• Slovenia — 41st of 61: 66,513
• Niger — 42nd of 61: 56,458
• North Macedonia — 44th of 61: 45,294
• Togo — 45th of 61: 42,212
• Sudan — 46th of 61: 24,900

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 36 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Cuba — 207,590 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic

More education data for Panama

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 451,308 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.94% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 26.97% (2020)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 53.7% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 12.61% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Panama's secondary education, vocational pupils?

54,671 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 98.47% from 27,546 in 1970 (1.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 103,350 in 2002 and the lowest 27,546 in 1970.

How does Panama rank?

43rd highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Panama?

In 2017, Panama's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 1.7% on 2016 (from 53,760 to 54,671). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 11% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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