Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3296 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama is 0.3296 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama peaked at 0.3732 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1907 LPIA, in 1997.
That places Panama 62nd out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1907 LPIA | 0.1907 LPIA | 0.1907 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.24 LPIA | 0.2049 LPIA | 0.2651 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2885 LPIA | 0.2598 LPIA | 0.3732 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3296 LPIA | 0.3296 LPIA | 0.3296 LPIA | 1 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Panama?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama was 0.3296 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 0.3732 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1907 LPIA in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 87 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 26.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release