Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama

Panama: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
71st
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.9%
in 1991
Years of data
25
1991–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, 1991–2021

00.20.40.60.811991200620211991: 0.856 % of labor force with high education in working age1995: 0.886 % of labor force with high education in working age1997: 0.885 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.878 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.896 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.89 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.878 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.883 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.878 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.891 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.885 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.904 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.928 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.937 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.924 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.925 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.952 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.96 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.954 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.951 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.943 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.936 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.932 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.931 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.879 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.

Panama ranks 71st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Panama, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +3.5%
1997 0.9% -0.1%
1998 0.9% -0.9%
1999 0.9% +2.1%
2000 0.9% -0.7%
2001 0.9% -1.4%
2002 0.9% +0.5%
2003 0.9% -0.5%
2004 0.9% +1.6%
2005 0.9% -0.8%
2006 0.9% +2.2%
2007 0.9% +2.7%
2008 0.9% +0.9%
2009 0.9% -1.4%
2010 0.9% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +2.9%
2012 1.0% +0.8%
2013 1.0% -0.6%
2014 1.0% -0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.9%
2016 0.9% -0.7%
2017 0.9% -0.5%
2018 0.9% -0.0%
2021 0.9% -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Panama was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
How does Panama rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Panama ranks 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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