Bangladesh vs Panama: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Bangladesh
1.22 years
in 2018
Panama
1.25 years
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
123rd
Panama rank
121st

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.25 years against 1.22 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Panama ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 121st of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0029 years 0.1952 years 0.1923 years Panama
1980s 0.7834 years 0.5574 years 0.226 years Bangladesh
1990s 0.5713 years 0.7609 years 0.1897 years Panama
2000s 0.4084 years 1.07 years 0.6599 years Panama
2010s 0.9033 years 1.32 years 0.4211 years Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Bangladesh or Panama?
Panama, at 1.25 years against 1.22 years in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Bangladesh and Panama?
0.03 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Panama?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Panama rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 123rd and Panama ranks 121st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.