Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama

Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary was 27.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
27.5%
World rank
22nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2010
All-time low
1.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 1.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 1.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 2.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 2.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 4.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 5.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 9.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 21.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 19.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 27.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama is 27.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama peaked at 27.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1960.

That places Panama 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Panama, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 1.3%
1965 1.3% +3.1%
1970 2.4% +76.1%
1975 2.6% +10.2%
1980 4.9% +88.5%
1985 5.5% +13.3%
1990 9.2% +65.4%
1995 11.8% +28.0%
2000 21.4% +82.1%
2005 19.7% -7.8%
2010 27.5% +39.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 2
1970s 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2
1980s 5.2% 4.9% 5.5% 2
1990s 10.5% 9.2% 11.8% 2
2000s 20.6% 19.7% 21.4% 2
2010s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 19 Cyprus 27.8% compare
  2. 20 Switzerland 27.6% compare
  3. 21 Greece 27.5% compare
  4. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27.1% compare
  5. 24 Netherlands 26.8% compare
  6. 25 Kazakhstan 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary in Panama was 27.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1960.
How does Panama rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary?
Panama ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)