Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 24.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Panama stood at 24.9%.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Panama peaked at 37.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2019.
That places Panama 100th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.5% | — |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 26.1% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.5% | 33.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 science, technology, engineering and in Panama?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Panama was 24.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Panama ranks 100th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release