Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
Panama ranks 96th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +40.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +109.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +104.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 96th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release