Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.36 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama stood at 1.36 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Panama peaked at 1.36 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8831 GPIA, in 1980.
Panama ranks 3rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8831 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 1 Qatar 1.44 GPIA compare
- 2 Oman 1.39 GPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1.33 GPIA compare
- 5 Estonia, Republic of 1.33 GPIA compare
- 6 Bahrain, Kingdom of 1.31 GPIA compare
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 1.36 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 1.36 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8831 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Panama ranks 3rd out of 108 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 10.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release