Malaysia vs Panama: Share of the population with tertiary education
Malaysia
26.5%
in 2020
Panama
27.7%
in 2020
Malaysia rank
30th
Panama rank
29th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Malaysia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 27.7% against 26.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 30th and Panama ranks 29th of 111 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 3.0% | 1.4% | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 5.2% | 3.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 10.3% | 7.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 16.5% | 8.1% | Panama |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 23.0% | 12.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 26.3% | 6.2% | Panama |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 27.7% | 1.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Malaysia or Panama?
- Panama, at 27.7% against 26.5% in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Malaysia and Panama?
- 1.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Malaysia ranks 30th 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.