Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama is 14.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama peaked at 20.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2024.
Panama ranks 68th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.3% | — |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Panama was 14.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.