Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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