Colombia vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Colombia
1.9%
in 2023
Panama
2.0%
in 2023
Colombia rank
105th
Panama rank
103rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 105th and Panama ranks 103rd of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Colombia ranks 105th and Panama ranks 103rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release