Panama vs Philippines: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Panama
11.2%
in 2023
Philippines
9.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
3rd
Philippines rank
5th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Panama currently reports 11.2% against 9.4% in Philippines, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Philippines ahead.
Panama ranks 3rd and Philippines ranks 5th of 124 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.9% | 3.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 5.8% | 5.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Panama or Philippines?
- Panama, at 11.2% against 9.4% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Panama and Philippines?
- 1.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 3rd and Philippines ranks 5th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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
February 2026 Data Release