Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.6% 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 98.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 98.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 1999.
Panama ranks 31st of 80 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 | 84.0% | — |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 86.7% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.0% | 98.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Maldives 98.9% compare
- 30 Colombia 98.8% compare
- 32 Cook Islands 98.5%
- 33 Azerbaijan 98.4%
- 34 Cape Verde 97.5% 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 98.6% 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 98.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 80 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 8.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release