Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 6,557 in 2023. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama is 6,557, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama peaked at 7,123 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95, in 1970.
Panama ranks 70th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95 | 95 | 95 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,000 | 922 | 1,079 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,690 | 1,690 | 1,690 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,256 | 4,329 | 6,351 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,754 | 6,161 | 7,123 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,057 | 5,199 | 6,557 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama was 6,557 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7,123 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Panama ranks 70th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release