Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary was 94.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 94.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 94.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 42nd of 84 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.
Proportion of teachers … teachers lower female secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.6% | — |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 94.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Panama's 94.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.7%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 82.6% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 84.8% | 94.2% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama was 94.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release