Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama
Panama: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0058 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama stood at 0.0058 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.006 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1970.
Panama ranks 114th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0029 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 units per person | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.004 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.006 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 111 Paraguay 0.0058 units per person compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0058 units per person compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0058 units per person compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 0.0058 units per person compare
- 116 United Kingdom 0.0057 units per person compare
- 117 Bahrain 0.0056 units per person compare
More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Panama was 0.0058 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Panama ranks 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.