Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 8,500 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 8,500 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 8,500 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,644, in 1999.
Panama ranks 84th of 155 countries on this measure, 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,644 | — |
| 2000 | 4,950 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 5,319 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 5,444 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,640 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5,721 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,702 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,040 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 6,221 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6,619 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 6,739 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,075 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7,573 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 7,064 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7,871 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 8,500 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,644 | 4,644 | 4,644 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,740 | 4,950 | 6,619 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,728 | 6,739 | 8,500 | 8 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama was 8,500 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 8,500 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,644 in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 84th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release