Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 13,706 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama is 13,706 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 13,706 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,372 number, in 1999.
That places Panama 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,372 number | — |
| 2000 | 8,394 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 8,983 number | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 9,096 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9,418 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9,522 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9,438 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9,812 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 10,127 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 10,802 number | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 10,795 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 11,347 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12,039 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 11,627 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12,639 number | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 13,706 number | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 13,706 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,706 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,372 number | 8,372 number | 8,372 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 9,510 number | 8,394 number | 10,802 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,446 number | 10,795 number | 13,706 number | 8 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -6.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,629 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,443 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,973 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -6.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Panama was 13,706 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13,706 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,372 number in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.