Colombia vs Panama: Share of the population with tertiary education
Colombia
26.4%
in 2020
Panama
27.7%
in 2020
Colombia rank
31st
Panama rank
29th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 27.7% against 26.4% in Colombia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 31st and Panama ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Panama |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% | Panama |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 5.2% | 2.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 10.3% | 5.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 16.5% | 6.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 23.0% | 11.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 26.3% | 3.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 27.7% | 1.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 27.7% against 26.4% in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Colombia and Panama?
- 1.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Panama ranks 29th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.