ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Panama: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
68.4%
in 2024
Panama
76.7%
in 2017
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
111th
Panama rank
112th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 76.7% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th of 221 groups.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 42.6% 78.9% 36.3% Panama
1980s 50.0% 78.1% 28.1% Panama
1990s 56.8% 74.8% 18.0% Panama
2000s 60.4% 75.7% 15.4% Panama
2010s 64.0% 76.5% 12.5% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Panama?
Panama, at 76.7% against 68.4% in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Panama?
8.3%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Panama?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Panama rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 111th and Panama ranks 112th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release