China vs Panama: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

China
12.45 years
in 2010
Panama
12.36 years
in 2016
China rank
110th
Panama rank
113th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • China
  • Panama
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How they compare

China currently reports 12.45 years against 12.36 years in Panama, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Panama ahead.

China ranks 110th and Panama ranks 113th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 9.46 years 11.27 years 1.82 years Panama
1980s 9 years 10.95 years 1.95 years Panama
2000s 11.86 years 12.33 years 0.4655 years Panama
2010s 12.45 years 12.35 years 0.0961 years China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, China or Panama?
China, at 12.45 years against 12.36 years in Panama as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between China and Panama?
0.09 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Panama?
10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2010.
How do China and Panama rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
China ranks 110th and Panama ranks 113th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.