Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Panama: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
13,936 number
in 2019
Panama
10,071 number
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
76th
Panama rank
79th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Panama
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199820082019

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 13,936 number against 10,071 number in Panama, a difference of 3,865 number.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.4 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Panama ranks 79th of 134 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 3,219 number 6,008 number 2,789 number Panama
2000s 5,192 number 6,790 number 1,598 number Panama
2010s 8,857 number 9,245 number 387.86 number Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Panama?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 13,936 number against 10,071 number in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama?
3,865 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th and Panama ranks 79th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.