School enrollment, tertiary in Panama
Panama: School enrollment, tertiary was 53.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Panama recorded 53.7% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2023.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Panama peaked at 57.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1970.
That places Panama 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 6.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 21.0% | 39.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.9% | 48.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 44.9% | 57.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (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, total 2.29 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Panama?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Panama was 53.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 (% 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.