Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
36.4%
in 1999
Years of data
15
1999–2017
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 144.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 1st of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.4% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +51.1% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | -32.1% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +43.6% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +113.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 37.4% | 55.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 43.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 1st out of 113 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 144.0%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release