Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 33.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama stood at 33.8%.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 35.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2016.
Panama ranks 10th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33.0% | — |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.4% | 35.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.1% | 32.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 27.8% | 33.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 33.8% 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 35.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 10th 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 17.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release