School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 337,038 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama stood at 337,038 number. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 337,038 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 141,154 number, in 1970.
That places Panama 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 141,154 number | — |
| 1971 | 146,100 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 151,314 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 156,788 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 162,527 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 168,525 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 174,383 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 180,418 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 186,547 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 192,718 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 198,905 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 205,006 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 210,947 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 216,697 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 222,272 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 227,638 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 232,775 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 237,876 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 243,041 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 248,274 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 253,622 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 258,833 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 263,702 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 268,006 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 271,719 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 274,806 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 277,589 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 280,023 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 282,313 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 284,531 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 286,702 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 288,753 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 291,108 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 293,790 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 296,711 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 299,906 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 303,454 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 306,713 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 309,562 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 312,128 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 314,376 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 316,556 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 319,164 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 322,499 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 326,539 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 331,393 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 337,038 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,047 number | 141,154 number | 192,718 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,343 number | 198,905 number | 248,274 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 271,514 number | 253,622 number | 284,531 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 298,883 number | 286,702 number | 312,128 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,938 number | 314,376 number | 337,038 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Panama was 337,038 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 337,038 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,154 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.