Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 85.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Panama stood at 85.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Panama peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2011.
Panama ranks 18th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.3% | 85.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 77.9% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 87.0% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Panama?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Panama was 85.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Panama ranks 18th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release