Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4018 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama is 0.4018 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.9% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama peaked at 0.9854 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2018 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Panama 46th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2018 LPIA | 0.2018 LPIA | 0.2018 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2498 LPIA | 0.2312 LPIA | 0.2684 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3036 LPIA | 0.2764 LPIA | 0.3308 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5688 LPIA | 0.3192 LPIA | 0.9854 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 0.4018 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 0.9854 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2018 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 80 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 45.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release