Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama is 18.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1980.
That places Panama 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.7% | — |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +84.5% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +34.5% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +68.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 14.3% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 12.2% | 23.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.8% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama was 18.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.