School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Panama

Panama: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 12.36 years in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
12.36 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
113th
of 175 countries
All-time high
12.47 years
in 2007
All-time low
8.95 years
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2016

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Panama, 1970–2016

02.557.51012.51970199320161970: 8.9 years1971: 9.9 years1972: 10.4 years1973: 10.8 years1974: 10.7 years1975: 11.2 years1976: 11.3 years1977: 11.2 years1978: 11.3 years1979: 11.2 years1980: 11 years1981: 10.8 years1982: 10.7 years1983: 10.5 years1984: 10.7 years1985: 10.6 years1987: 10.5 years1988: 10.4 years1999: 11.6 years2000: 11.8 years2001: 12 years2002: 12.2 years2004: 12.3 years2005: 12.3 years2006: 12.3 years2007: 12.5 years2008: 12.3 years2009: 12.3 years2010: 12.4 years2011: 12.2 years2014: 12.1 years2015: 12.1 years2016: 12.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Panama is 12.36 years, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Panama peaked at 12.47 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.95 years, in 1970.

That places Panama 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Panama, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Panama, 1970 to 2016.
Year years Change
1970 8.95 years —
1971 9.87 years +10.3%
1972 10.44 years +5.8%
1973 10.82 years +3.7%
1974 10.74 years -0.8%
1975 11.19 years +4.2%
1976 11.33 years +1.3%
1977 11.21 years -1.0%
1978 11.35 years +1.2%
1979 11.2 years -1.3%
1980 10.95 years -2.2%
1981 10.81 years -1.3%
1982 10.69 years -1.1%
1983 10.45 years -2.2%
1984 10.69 years +2.2%
1985 10.63 years -0.5%
1987 10.54 years -0.9%
1988 10.4 years -1.3%
1999 11.61 years +11.6%
2000 11.79 years +1.5%
2001 11.97 years +1.6%
2002 12.19 years +1.8%
2004 12.31 years +1.0%
2005 12.3 years -0.1%
2006 12.29 years -0.1%
2007 12.47 years +1.4%
2008 12.3 years -1.4%
2009 12.27 years -0.2%
2010 12.35 years +0.7%
2011 12.15 years -1.6%
2014 12.12 years -0.3%
2015 12.14 years +0.2%
2016 12.36 years +1.8%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 12.36 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 79% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 12.36 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.51 years, 91% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.71 years 8.95 years 11.35 years 10
1980s 10.65 years 10.4 years 10.95 years 8
1990s 11.61 years 11.61 years 11.61 years 1
2000s 12.21 years 11.79 years 12.47 years 9
2010s 12.23 years 12.12 years 12.36 years 5

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 110 China 12.45 years compare
  2. 111 Gabon 12.44 years compare
  3. 112 Cape Verde 12.42 years compare
  4. 114 Sao Tome and Principe 12.24 years compare
  5. 115 Gibraltar 12.12 years compare
  6. 116 Trinidad and Tobago 12.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Panama?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Panama was 12.36 years in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 12.47 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 8.95 years in 1970.
How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Panama ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.