Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 1.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2019.
That places Panama 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating adjusted in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +34.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.3% 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 1.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 98th out of 121 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 down 2.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release