Panama vs Seychelles: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Panama
0.6%
in 2023
Seychelles
0.6%
in 2021
Panama rank
114th
Seychelles rank
113th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Panama
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 113th of 173 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Panama or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Panama and Seychelles?
- 0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Panama ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 113th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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