Panama vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Panama
11.2%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
16.2%
in 2023
Panama rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.2% against 11.2% in Panama, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 1st of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 2.0% | 5.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 16.2% | 5.0% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.2% against 11.2% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 5.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 1st 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