Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 1.88 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2016.
Panama ranks 47th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.62 GPIA | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 1.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.85 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.84 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.81 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.85 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.88 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.88 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.81 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +54.2% | 1.05 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA |
| 2016 | -44.7% | 1.81 GPIA | 1 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.77 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 1.87 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.51 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.88 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 44 Jamaica 1.01 GPIA
- 45 Niger 1.01 GPIA compare
- 46 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Aruba 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cyprus 1 GPIA
- 47 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 South Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Moldova 1 GPIA
- 47 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Philippines 1 GPIA
- 47 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Qatar 1 GPIA
- 47 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 47 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Samoa 1 GPIA
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 1 GPIA 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 1.88 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 97 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 down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release