Colombia vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Colombia
1.4%
in 2018
Panama
1.5%
in 2016
Colombia rank
88th
Panama rank
86th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Colombia
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 88th and Panama ranks 86th of 97 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 2.3% 2.0% 0.2% Colombia
2010s 1.6% 3.1% 1.6% Panama

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 1.5% against 1.4% in Colombia as of 2016.
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?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Colombia ranks 88th and Panama ranks 86th of 97 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.