Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama
Panama: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 6,959 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Panama recorded 6,959 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama peaked at 7,123 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95 number, in 1970.
Panama ranks 62nd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95 number | — |
| 1981 | 922 number | +870.5% |
| 1986 | 1,079 number | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 1,690 number | +56.6% |
| 2001 | 4,329 number | +156.2% |
| 2002 | 4,375 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4,554 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 5,055 number | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 5,386 number | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 5,305 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5,716 number | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 6,232 number | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 6,351 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7,002 number | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 6,161 number | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 6,370 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,909 number | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 7,123 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6,959 number | -2.3% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 6,959 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 6,959 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 862 number, 8.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +870.5% | 95 number | 922 number |
| 2001 | +156.2% | 1,690 number | 4,329 number |
| 1994 | +56.6% | 1,079 number | 1,690 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95 number | 95 number | 95 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,000 number | 922 number | 1,079 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,690 number | 1,690 number | 1,690 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,256 number | 4,329 number | 6,351 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,754 number | 6,161 number | 7,123 number | 6 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Panama?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Panama was 6,959 number in 2016, 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 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 number in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 159 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.