Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 94.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama is 94.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 94.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1999.
That places Panama 28th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 | 74.1% | — |
| 2000 | 80.4% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 80.4% | 92.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 25 Cape Verde 95.8% compare
- 26 Gambia 95.3% compare
- 27 Maldives 94.1% compare
- 29 El Salvador 93.2% compare
- 30 Mauritania 93.0% compare
- 31 Macau, China 91.4% compare
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 94.0% 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 94.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 59 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 4.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.