Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama
Panama: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama is 68.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama peaked at 72.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1997.
Panama ranks 39th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.6% | — |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 62.2% | 71.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 69.9% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 66.0% | 71.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Panama was 68.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Panama ranks 39th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).