Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 11.6% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama peaked at 23.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1980.
That places Panama 90th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 8.8% | — |
| 1990 | 13.2% | +50.4% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -37.6% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +75.9% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -42.8% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.1% | 18.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 11.6% 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 23.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Panama ranks 90th out of 108 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 41.1%. 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+, male (%) (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.