Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama
Panama: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 10,071 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama stood at 10,071 number.
The figure is up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama peaked at 10,307 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,008 number, in 1999.
Panama ranks 79th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,008 number | — |
| 2000 | 6,010 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,198 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6,517 number | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 6,691 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6,870 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6,879 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7,035 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 7,210 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7,948 number | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 7,706 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 8,116 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 8,374 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 10,307 number | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 10,071 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 10,071 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,071 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,008 number | 6,008 number | 6,008 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,818 number | 6,010 number | 7,948 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,245 number | 7,706 number | 10,307 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 76 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,936 number compare
- 77 Burkina Faso 13,308 number compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12,551 number compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 9,841 number compare
- 81 Chad 9,772 number compare
- 82 Cambodia 9,628 number compare
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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Panama was 10,071 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10,307 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,008 number in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 79th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.