Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama
Panama: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Panama recorded 15 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama peaked at 26.72 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1970.
That places Panama 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.2 | — |
| 1980 | 8.27 | +96.8% |
| 1990 | 13.74 | +66.2% |
| 1997 | 17.76 | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 11.17 | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 19.23 | +72.2% |
| 2008 | 21.07 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 22.74 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 26.72 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 16.61 | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 16.77 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.27 | 8.27 | 8.27 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.75 | 13.74 | 17.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.15 | 11.17 | 21.07 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.73 | 22.74 | 26.72 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.13 | 15 | 16.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Panama was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 26.72 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Panama ranks 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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