Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Panama

Panama: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 5,930 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
5,930 number
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
79th
of 140 countries
All-time high
8,810 number
in 2003
All-time low
3,142 number
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2015

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Panama, 1998–2015

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1998200620151998: 3.1k number1999: 4.5k number2000: 7.5k number2001: 6.5k number2002: 8.0k number2003: 8.8k number2004: 7.4k number2005: 7.5k number2006: 7.0k number2007: 5.0k number2008: 5.6k number2009: 5.5k number2010: 5.5k number2011: 3.4k number2012: 5.8k number2013: 5.7k number2014: 5.3k number2015: 5.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Panama recorded 5,930 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Panama peaked at 8,810 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,142 number, in 1998.

Panama ranks 79th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Panama, 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 3,142 number
1999 4,531 number +44.2%
2000 7,549 number +66.6%
2001 6,470 number -14.3%
2002 7,951 number +22.9%
2003 8,810 number +10.8%
2004 7,365 number -16.4%
2005 7,479 number +1.5%
2006 7,022 number -6.1%
2007 5,003 number -28.8%
2008 5,639 number +12.7%
2009 5,520 number -2.1%
2010 5,526 number +0.1%
2011 3,355 number -39.3%
2012 5,811 number +73.2%
2013 5,692 number -2.0%
2014 5,258 number -7.6%
2015 5,930 number +12.8%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 5,930 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 5,930 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,170 number, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,836 number 3,142 number 4,531 number 2
2000s 6,881 number 5,003 number 8,810 number 10
2010s 5,262 number 3,355 number 5,930 number 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 76 Armenia 6,187 number compare
  2. 77 Uruguay 6,005 number compare
  3. 78 Guinea 5,981 number compare
  4. 80 Togo 5,839 number compare
  5. 81 Jordan 5,411 number compare
  6. 82 Tanzania 5,348 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Panama?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Panama was 5,930 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 8,810 number in 2003.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 3,142 number in 1998.
How does Panama rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Panama ranks 79th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).