Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama
Panama: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 95.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama stood at 95.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2007.
That places Panama 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.1% | — |
| 1971 | 95.2% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 99.7% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 96.3% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 99.6% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.1% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.4% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 94.0% | 97.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 95.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Panama was 95.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Panama ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. 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.