Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 8,500 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama is 8,500 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 8,500 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,644 number, in 1999.
That places Panama 79th out of 138 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, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,644 number | — |
| 2000 | 4,950 number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 5,319 number | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 5,444 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5,640 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5,721 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,702 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,040 number | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 6,221 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6,619 number | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 6,739 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,075 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7,573 number | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 7,064 number | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7,871 number | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 8,500 number | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 8,500 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,500 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,644 number | 4,644 number | 4,644 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,740 number | 4,950 number | 6,619 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,728 number | 6,739 number | 8,500 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 76 Albania 10,090 number compare
- 77 Zambia 9,867 number compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,301 number compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 8,176 number compare
- 81 Hong Kong, China 8,124 number compare
- 82 Mongolia 7,675 number compare
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 number 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 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,644 number in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 138 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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Total number of female 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.