School enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 66.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama stood at 66.3%.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama peaked at 71.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1970.
Panama ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5% | — |
| 1971 | 8.9% | +62.5% |
| 1972 | 10.6% | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +33.5% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +46.4% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 52.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 5.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 22.9% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 31.3% | 48.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 51.6% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.2% | 59.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 55.0% | 71.9% | 4 |
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Panama was 66.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.