Ecuador vs Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Ecuador
0.2636 LPIA
in 2024
Panama
0.2918 LPIA
in 2023
Ecuador rank
75th
Panama rank
73rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.2918 LPIA against 0.2636 LPIA in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0282 LPIA.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 75th and Panama ranks 73rd of 93 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1409 LPIA | 0.2211 LPIA | 0.0802 LPIA | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.208 LPIA | 0.2492 LPIA | 0.0412 LPIA | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2695 LPIA | 0.2918 LPIA | 0.0222 LPIA | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.2918 LPIA against 0.2636 LPIA in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0282 LPIA, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 75th and Panama ranks 73rd of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release