Panama: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Panama

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 53.69
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 31.27
 Min - Max 6.38 - 57.82
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2023 is 53.69 percent, a decline from 57.82 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.38 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Panama from 1970 to 2023 is 31.27 percent. The minimum value, 6.38 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 57.82 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Panama: Tertiary school enrollment
 2023 53.69
 2022 57.82
 2021 52.71
 2020 44.94
 2016 48.38
 2015 47.58
 2014 44.63
 2012 43.66




The tertiary school enrollment in Panama is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: 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.

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