Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Panama
Panama: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 56.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
56.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 57 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2014
All-time low
56.2%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Panama, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 56.2% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% over five years.
Panama ranks 30th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56.6% | — |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
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 qualified in Panama?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Panama was 56.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- How does Panama rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 57 countries with data for 2017.
- 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 qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release