Panama - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Panama was 76.70 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 80.69 in 1975, while its lowest value was 74.15 in 1989.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 79.94
1971 79.54
1972 79.45
1973 79.13
1974 80.05
1975 80.69
1976 78.42
1977 77.39
1978 77.26
1979 77.36
1980 80.16
1981 80.27
1982 79.62
1983 79.49
1984 79.09
1985 78.49
1986 77.28
1987 76.64
1988 75.85
1989 74.15
1999 74.84
2000 74.98
2001 75.42
2002 75.61
2004 75.59
2005 76.40
2006 76.10
2007 75.97
2008 75.56
2009 75.86
2010 75.77
2011 75.88
2012 76.54
2013 76.69
2014 76.87
2015 76.70
2016 76.70
2017 76.70

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs