Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama, 1970–2024
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 15.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama peaked at 26.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1970.
That places Panama 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2% | — |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +96.8% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +66.2% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +72.2% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 13.7% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.2% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 completed post-secondary, population in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Panama was 15.0% 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 26.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 110 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 34.0%. 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+, total (%) (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.