Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama

Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.5%
Change on year
down 30.7%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
6.3%
in 2011
All-time low
1.5%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, 2002–2016

234562002200920162002: 2 %2003: 1.6 %2004: 1.7 %2005: 1.6 %2006: 3 %2007: 2.4 %2008: 2.1 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 6.3 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 2.2 %2016: 1.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 48.6% 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, 1.5%, in 2016.

That places Panama 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) in Panama, 2002 to 2016.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.1% 1.6% 3.0% 8
2010s 2.9% 1.5% 6.3% 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 83 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.6% compare
  2. 84 Bahrain 1.6% compare
  3. 85 Honduras 1.6% compare
  4. 87 Macao 1.5% compare
  5. 88 Colombia 1.4% compare
  6. 89 Lesotho 1.3% compare

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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 1.5% in 2016, 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 1.5% in 2016.
How does Panama rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Panama ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2016.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.