Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Panama
Panama: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 100.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Panama, 1999–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Panama recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 132.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Panama peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1999.
That places Panama 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.4% | — |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +53.2% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -32.0% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +103.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 38.0% | 55.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 45.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 preprimary education, female in Panama?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Panama was 100.0% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Panama ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2017.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.2%. 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 preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.