Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Panama
Panama: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 14,629 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
14,629
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 212 countries
All-time high
14,960
in 2013
All-time low
7,539
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2017
Teachers in primary education, female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 14,629 for teachers in primary education, female in 2017.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Panama peaked at 14,960 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,539, in 1970.
That places Panama 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,539 | — |
| 1971 | 8,652 | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 9,386 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 9,417 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 9,713 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10,053 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 9,366 | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 9,681 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 10,068 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 10,622 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9,909 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 10,112 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10,234 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 10,264 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 10,483 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10,486 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,937 | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 11,785 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 11,362 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 11,168 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11,278 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 12,137 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 12,655 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13,077 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13,517 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13,562 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,570 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13,814 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13,875 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14,148 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14,203 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,500 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14,803 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14,960 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14,916 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14,629 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14,629 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,629 | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 14,629 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 89% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Panama's 14,629 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,450 | 7,539 | 10,622 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,774 | 9,909 | 11,937 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,278 | 11,278 | 11,278 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,373 | 12,137 | 14,148 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,659 | 14,203 | 14,960 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Panama?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Panama was 14,629 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 14,960 in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,539 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Panama ranks 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release