Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
That places Panama 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -36.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +77.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -41.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % 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 0.4% 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 0.6% 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 2003.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 29th 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 up 14.8%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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