Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Panama, 2002–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 6.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 119.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Panama peaked at 6.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2006.
Panama ranks 67th of 97 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.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.1% | — |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +85.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 64 Cyprus 7.0% compare
- 65 Monaco 6.6%
- 66 Bulgaria 6.5% compare
- 68 Ghana 6.4%
- 69 Madagascar 6.3% compare
- 70 United Arab Emirates 6.2% compare
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Panama?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Panama was 6.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2006.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Panama ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.2%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.