Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama, 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1.34 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7938 GPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 2nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7938 GPIA | 0.7938 GPIA | 0.7938 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama was 1.34 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7938 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Panama ranks 2nd out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release