Teachers in secondary education, male in Panama
Panama: Teachers in secondary education, male was 9,695 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Panama is 9,695, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Panama peaked at 9,695 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,562, in 1972.
Panama ranks 116th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,657 | — |
| 1971 | 1,974 | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 1,562 | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 2,449 | +56.8% |
| 1974 | 2,635 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 2,565 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2,576 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,688 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2,574 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,904 | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 3,819 | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 4,016 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 3,987 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,313 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 4,824 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 4,526 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 4,629 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4,629 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,475 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 4,580 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 4,470 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 6,408 | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 6,361 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6,669 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6,746 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6,929 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6,981 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,899 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,000 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7,156 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7,781 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 7,511 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 7,840 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 8,194 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 9,186 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 9,695 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 9,695 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,695 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,358 | 1,562 | 2,904 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,380 | 3,819 | 4,824 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,439 | 4,470 | 6,408 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,947 | 6,361 | 7,781 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,831 | 7,511 | 9,695 | 7 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Panama?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Panama was 9,695 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9,695 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,562 in 1972.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Panama ranks 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release