Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama is 22.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 26.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2009.
Panama ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.3% | — |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -42.2% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +47.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.6% | 26.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 14.0% | 24.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 15.3% | 22.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
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 22.3% 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 26.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 8th out of 124 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 24.1%. 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 Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release