Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female was 94.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama is 94.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 94.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1999.
That places Panama 41st out of 81 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.6% | — |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 82.6% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 84.8% | 94.2% | 7 |
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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 trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female in Panama was 94.2% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 41st out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.