Secondary education, teachers in Panama
Panama: Secondary education, teachers was 59.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Panama recorded 59.2% for secondary education, teachers in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Panama peaked at 69.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1984.
Panama ranks 101st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Panama, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.2% | — |
| 1971 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 69.0% | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 54.3% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.8% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 55.3% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.4% | 53.2% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.3% | 49.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 54.2% | 55.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 55.8% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 secondary education, teachers in Panama?
- Secondary education, teachers in Panama was 59.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1984.
- How does Panama rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Panama ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.