Teachers in primary education, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in primary education, female was 14,629 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Panama, 1970β2017
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.
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 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
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.