Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% 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 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Panama ranks 80th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (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 0.2% 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 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 80th out of 114 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 50.4%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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