Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.0% 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 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 6.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
Panama ranks 103rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +85.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +201.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -59.5% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -57.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +71.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 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 2.0% 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 6.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 103rd out of 123 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 20.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release