Panama vs St. Lucia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Panama
- St. Lucia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.59 years against 4.49 years in St. Lucia, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 126th and St. Lucia ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and St. Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | St. Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.22 years | 1.5 years | 1.72 years | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.59 years | 1.72 years | 1.87 years | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.63 years | 3.06 years | 0.5771 years | Panama |
| 2000s | 4.08 years | 4.08 years | 0.0081 years | St. Lucia |
| 2010s | 4.52 years | 4.49 years | 0.0367 years | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Panama or St. Lucia?
- Panama, at 4.59 years against 4.49 years in St. Lucia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Panama and St. Lucia?
- 0.1 years, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and St. Lucia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
- How do Panama and St. Lucia rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 126th and St. Lucia ranks 128th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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
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.