Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama

Panama: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3525 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3525
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
34th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3904
in 2001
All-time low
0.3111
in 2019
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.3632001: 0.392002: 0.3722003: 0.3612004: 0.3572005: 0.3452006: 0.3452007: 0.3472008: 0.3492009: 0.3422010: 0.3522011: 0.3292012: 0.3272015: 0.3152016: 0.3152017: 0.342018: 0.3292019: 0.3112021: 0.352

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama stood at 0.3525.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama peaked at 0.3904 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3111, in 2019.

That places Panama 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3572 0.342 0.3904 10
2010s 0.3272 0.3111 0.3521 8
2020s 0.3525 0.3525 0.3525 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 31 Pakistan 0.3794 compare
  2. 32 Finland 0.3756 compare
  3. 33 Poland 0.3621 compare
  4. 35 France 0.3518 compare
  5. 36 Italy 0.3517 compare
  6. 37 Spain 0.3509 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Panama was 0.3525 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3904 in 2001.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3111 in 2019.
How does Panama rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Panama ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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