Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Panama
Panama: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 5,189 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Panama, 1999β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Panama stood at 5,189.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Panama peaked at 6,821 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,495, in 2004.
Panama ranks 61st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,331 | 5,331 | 5,331 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,835 | 4,495 | 5,128 | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,180 | 4,959 | 5,426 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,909 | 5,189 | 6,821 | 3 |
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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 initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Panama?
- Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Panama was 5,189 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6,821 in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,495 in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- Panama ranks 61st out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release