Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Panama
Panama: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 14,629 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Panama recorded 14,629 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Panama peaked at 14,960 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,539 number, in 1970.
That places Panama 112th out of 196 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 | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,539 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,652 number | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 9,386 number | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 9,417 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 9,713 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10,053 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 9,366 number | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 9,681 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 10,068 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 10,622 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9,909 number | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 10,112 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 10,234 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 10,264 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 10,483 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10,486 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11,937 number | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 11,785 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 11,362 number | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 11,168 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11,278 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 12,137 number | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 12,655 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 13,077 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13,517 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13,562 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,570 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13,814 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13,875 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14,148 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 14,203 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,500 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14,803 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14,960 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14,916 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14,629 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 14,629 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,629 number | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 14,629 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 94% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 14,629 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,450 number | 7,539 number | 10,622 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,774 number | 9,909 number | 11,937 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,278 number | 11,278 number | 11,278 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,373 number | 12,137 number | 14,148 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,659 number | 14,203 number | 14,960 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Panama?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Panama was 14,629 number 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 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,539 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Panama ranks 112th out of 196 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.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.