Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.4% in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Panama, 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.4% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 46.5% on the previous year and up 189.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Panama peaked at 5.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Panama 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3 |
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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 1.4% 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 5.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Panama ranks 44th out of 60 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 189.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release