Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3781 LPIA in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Panama, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama stood at 0.3781 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.3% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama peaked at 0.9401 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.17 LPIA, in 1997.
Panama ranks 48th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2276 LPIA | 0.2121 LPIA | 0.243 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.268 LPIA | 0.2437 LPIA | 0.2922 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5347 LPIA | 0.2858 LPIA | 0.9401 LPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama was 0.3781 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9401 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Panama ranks 48th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release