Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary was 97.4% 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 97.4% 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 11.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Panama peaked at 97.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2002.
That places Panama 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers … teachers upper male secondary in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.1% | — |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +11.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 97.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Panama's 97.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 75.2% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 87.7% | 97.4% | 3 |
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 97.4% 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 97.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2002.
- How does Panama rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Panama ranks 32nd 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 22.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release