Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Panama
Panama: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 96.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Panama, 1999–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.0% for trained teachers in secondary education, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Panama peaked at 96.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1999.
That places Panama 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.3% | — |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 84.3% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 87.6% | 96.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 40 Belarus 97.5%
- 41 Nepal 96.7% compare
- 42 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 44 El Salvador 95.8% compare
- 45 Namibia 95.7% compare
- 46 Macau, China 95.6% compare
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 secondary education, female in Panama?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Panama was 96.0% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Panama ranks 43rd out of 103 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.