Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.2439 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2439 LPIA
World rank
74th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.2721 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.1219 LPIA
in 1997
Years of data
14
1997–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.2439 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama peaked at 0.2721 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1219 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Panama 74th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Panama, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1219 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.1649 LPIA | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1913 LPIA | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.219 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1844 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2153 LPIA | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.236 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1783 LPIA | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1899 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1677 LPIA | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2107 LPIA | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1858 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2721 LPIA | +46.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2439 LPIA | -10.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2439 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 41% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2439 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2274 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 0.1219 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.195 LPIA | 0.1649 LPIA | 0.219 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2058 LPIA | 0.1677 LPIA | 0.2721 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2439 LPIA | 0.2439 LPIA | 0.2439 LPIA | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama was 0.2439 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2721 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1219 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release