Panama City Reporter

31.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Panama in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.4 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 36,661.

88.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Panama residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,880	11.2
Regular high school diploma	6,411	24.9
GED or alternative credential	1,792	7
Some college less than 1 year	2,177	8.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4,289	16.7
Associate's degree	2,362	9.2
Bachelor's degree	3,672	14.3
Master's degree	1,519	5.9
Professional school degree	489	1.9
Doctorate degree	140	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.