How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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.

Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Panama

12.36 years

in 2016

Sao Tome and Principe

12.24 years

in 2015

Panama rank

113th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

114th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

Panama
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Panama currently reports 12.36 years against 12.24 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th of 175 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.51 years	6.41 years	4.1 years	Panama
1980s	10.4 years	7.8 years	2.6 years	Panama
2000s	12.33 years	10.01 years	2.32 years	Panama
2010s	12.2 years	11.27 years	0.931 years	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?: Panama, at 12.36 years against 12.24 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.12 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?: Panama ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th 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: 04 September 2026

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.