Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama
Panama: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 18.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama stood at 18.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 85th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 30.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.2% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Panama was 18.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Panama ranks 85th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.