Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama is 98.1%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 98.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 32nd of 82 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 qualifications in in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.8% | — |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 81.3% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.1% | 98.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Maldives 99.1% compare
- 30 Cook Islands 99.0%
- 31 Colombia 98.4% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 97.9%
- 34 Nepal 97.7% compare
- 35 Gibraltar 96.7% compare
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (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 98.1% 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 98.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 82 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 14.8%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release