Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Panama
Panama: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 55.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2017.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Panama peaked at 57.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 72nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.4% | — |
| 2000 | 51.5% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 51.5% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 55.2% | 57.1% | 7 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Panama?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Panama was 55.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary 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.