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Tertiary education enrollment — Panama

Tertiary education enrollment in Panama in 2023 — 53.7%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 128. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 47.3 pp.

2023 53.7% −4.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 65of 128
Period maximum 57.8%2022
Period minimum 6.4%1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Panama, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 6.4%1971: 10.4%1972: 12.1%1973: 13.9%1974: 15.1%1975: 15.8%1976: 17.8%1977: 19.6%1978: 18.8%1979: 19.6%1980: 20.6%1981: 20.9%1982: 21.4%1983: 20.5%1984: 23.3%1985: 24%1986: 26.4%1987: 23.1%1988: 21.1%1989: 20.3%1990: 21%1991: 22.7%1992: 24.4%1993: 26.3%1994: 26%1995: 28.6%1996: 30.1%1998: 37.6%1999: 39.5%2000: 42.5%2001: 41.6%2002: 40.8%2003: 44.3%2004: 43%2005: 41.7%2006: 42.7%2007: 42.9%2008: 43.1%2009: 43%2010: 44%2011: 41.9%2012: 43.7%2014: 44.6%2015: 47.6%2016: 48.4%2020: 44.9%2021: 52.7%2022: 57.8%2023: 53.7%
Change over the period: +47.3 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama

Panama 53.7%
World 43.2%
Latin America & Caribbean 60.6%
Central America computed 44.1%
High-income countries computed 81.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 53.7 −4.1 pp
2022 57.8 +5.1 pp
2021 52.7 +7.8 pp
2020 44.9 —
2016 48.4 +0.8 pp
2015 47.6 +3 pp
2014 44.6 —
2012 43.7 +1.8 pp
2011 41.9 −2.1 pp
2010 44 +0.9 pp
2009 43 −0.1 pp
2008 43.1 +0.2 pp
2007 42.9 +0.2 pp
2006 42.7 +1 pp
2005 41.7 −1.4 pp
2004 43 −1.2 pp
2003 44.3 +3.5 pp
2002 40.8 −0.9 pp
2001 41.6 −0.9 pp
2000 42.5 +3 pp
1999 39.5 +1.9 pp
1998 37.6 —
1996 30.1 +1.4 pp
1995 28.6 +2.6 pp
1994 26 −0.2 pp
1993 26.3 +1.8 pp
1992 24.4 +1.7 pp
1991 22.7 +1.8 pp
1990 21 +0.6 pp
1989 20.3 −0.7 pp
1988 21.1 −2.1 pp
1987 23.1 −3.2 pp
1986 26.4 +2.3 pp
1985 24 +0.7 pp
1984 23.3 +2.8 pp
1983 20.5 −0.9 pp
1982 21.4 +0.5 pp
1981 20.9 +0.3 pp
1980 20.6 +1 pp
1979 19.6 +0.8 pp
1978 18.8 −0.8 pp
1977 19.6 +1.9 pp
1976 17.8 +1.9 pp
1975 15.8 +0.7 pp
1974 15.1 +1.2 pp
1973 13.9 +1.8 pp
1972 12.1 +1.7 pp
1971 10.4 +4 pp
1970 6.4 —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PA Panama 53.7 MX Mexico 47.5 SV El Salvador 32.4 NI Nicaragua 30.4 GT Guatemala 27.3 BZ Belize 22.4
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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