Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 93.8% 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 93.8% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 93.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, 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 | 69.7% | — |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.7% | 69.7% | 69.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 77.1% | 90.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 85.1% | 93.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 39 Gambia 94.4% compare
- 40 Solomon Islands 94.2% compare
- 41 Mauritania 94.1% compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.3% compare
- 44 Macau, China 93.3% compare
- 45 India 92.0%
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 93.8% 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 93.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% 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 6.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release