Primary education, teachers in Panama
Panama: Primary education, teachers was 76.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Panama recorded 76.7% for primary education, teachers in 2017.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Panama peaked at 80.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1989.
Panama ranks 106th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.9% | 77.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 74.1% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.0% | 76.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.8% | 76.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Panama?
- Primary education, teachers in Panama was 76.7% in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1989.
- How does Panama rank for primary education, teachers?
- Panama ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.