Secondary education, teachers in Panama
Panama: Secondary education, teachers was 23,777 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Panama recorded 23,777 for secondary education, teachers in 2017. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Panama peaked at 23,777 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,784, in 1970.
That places Panama 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,389 | 3,784 | 6,202 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,373 | 8,138 | 10,068 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,391 | 9,754 | 14,380 | 8 |
| 2000s | 16,328 | 14,404 | 18,750 | 9 |
| 2010s | 21,749 | 18,501 | 23,777 | 7 |
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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 secondary education, teachers in Panama?
- Secondary education, teachers in Panama was 23,777 in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 23,777 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,784 in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Panama ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. 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 Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.