Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
That places Panama 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -26.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +41.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +104.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 120 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 13.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release