Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 4.5% in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Panama, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Panama is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Panama peaked at 19.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Panama ranks 46th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 2.6% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
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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 master's or equivalent in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Panama was 4.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release