Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Panama
Gross tertiary enrolment in Panama was 53.7% in 2023.
Panama, 2023
53.7%
Change from 2022
−4.1percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
65th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Panama over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | – | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.1 percentage points from 57.8% in 2022.
- Since 2009, when it was 43.0%, the figure has changed by +10.7 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Panama has the 65th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Panama
All statistics for Panama
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
74.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
7.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS