Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 95.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 95.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 95.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 46th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.6% | — |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +9.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 95.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Panama's 95.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.2%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 76.3% | 91.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 86.8% | 95.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 43 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 44 Namibia 95.8% compare
- 45 El Salvador 95.5% compare
- 47 Mauritania 94.7% compare
- 48 Macao 93.4% compare
- 49 Aruba 93.4% compare
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 95.2% in 2014, 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 95.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 46th out of 106 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release