Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama stood at 14.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Panama peaked at 20.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2024.
Panama ranks 68th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.3% | — |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -9.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Panama's 14.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
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 14.6% 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 20.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 112 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 down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release