Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 99.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
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 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 99.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2004.
Panama ranks 51st of 139 countries on this measure, 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 … primary both in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 74.9% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 99.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.4%, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Panama's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 74.3% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 83.2% | 99.2% | 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 99.2% 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 99.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2004.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 51st out of 139 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 9.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release