Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama stood at 18.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
That places Panama 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +79.3% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -43.8% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +98.5% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -28.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -8.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 18.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 47% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Panama's 18.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +98.5% | 12.0% | 23.8% |
| 2003 | +79.3% | 11.5% | 20.5% |
| 2019 | +72.6% | 17.4% | 30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 3 |
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 18.2% in 2024, 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 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release