Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 15.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama is 15.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Panama peaked at 26.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
That places Panama 91st out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.8% | — |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +84.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -45.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +98.5% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -10.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 15.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 40% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Panama's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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% | 10.6% | 21.1% |
| 2003 | +84.0% | 10.5% | 19.2% |
| 2019 | +76.5% | 15.1% | 26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.5% | 21.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 26.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 16.8% | 4 |
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 15.0% 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 26.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Panama ranks 91st out of 129 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 0.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release