Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Panama
Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp was 98.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Panama, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp in Panama stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 upp in Panama peaked at 98.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2002.
Panama ranks 17th of 48 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.
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
- 15 Kenya 99.6% compare
- 16 Colombia 98.7% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 97.6% compare
- 19 Gambia 97.0%
- 20 Costa Rica 97.0% 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 upp in Panama?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp 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 upp 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 upp 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 upp?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upp 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
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the upper secondary level.