Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 0.9969 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama is 0.9969 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 0.9969 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7965 GPIA, in 2014.
Panama ranks 104th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8887 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8981 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9221 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9058 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9602 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9594 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9636 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9776 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9639 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7965 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9969 GPIA | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.9969 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.9969 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 95% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +25.2% | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8887 GPIA | 0.8887 GPIA | 0.8887 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9388 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 0.9969 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 0.9969 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7965 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 104th out of 126 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 3.4%. 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 primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release