Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1 GPIA in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.88 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
14
1999–2017
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 with the minimum required qualifications in 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% |
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 Côte 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 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Republic of 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 of America 1 GPIA compare
- 47 Samoa 1 GPIA
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 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