Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama
Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 2.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama peaked at 4.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Panama 95th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.3% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -34.4% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +53.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +91.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 2.2% 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 4.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Panama ranks 95th 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 down 18.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release