School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama

Panama: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.23 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
1.23 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
121st
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.5 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.1407 years
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2017

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama, 1970–2017

00.511.51970199320171970: 0.141 years1971: 0.153 years1972: 0.183 years1973: 0.2 years1974: 0.216 years1975: 0.23 years1976: 0.225 years1977: 0.242 years1978: 0.279 years1979: 0.326 years1980: 0.316 years1981: 0.389 years1982: 0.422 years1983: 0.452 years1984: 0.453 years1985: 0.466 years1986: 0.501 years1987: 0.558 years1988: 0.551 years1989: 0.534 years1990: 0.513 years1999: 0.757 years2000: 0.868 years2001: 0.971 years2002: 1.1 years2003: 1 years2004: 1 years2005: 1.2 years2006: 1.3 years2007: 1.4 years2008: 1.3 years2009: 1.3 years2010: 1.3 years2011: 1.3 years2012: 1.3 years2013: 1.4 years2014: 1.4 years2015: 1.5 years2016: 1.2 years2017: 1.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Panama recorded 1.23 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama peaked at 1.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1407 years, in 1970.

Panama ranks 121st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Panama, 1970 to 2017.
Year years Change
1970 0.1407 years
1971 0.1534 years +9.0%
1972 0.183 years +19.3%
1973 0.1999 years +9.2%
1974 0.2163 years +8.2%
1975 0.2298 years +6.3%
1976 0.2253 years -2.0%
1977 0.2424 years +7.6%
1978 0.2792 years +15.2%
1979 0.3256 years +16.6%
1980 0.3164 years -2.8%
1981 0.3887 years +22.8%
1982 0.4223 years +8.7%
1983 0.4517 years +7.0%
1984 0.453 years +0.3%
1985 0.4661 years +2.9%
1986 0.501 years +7.5%
1987 0.5576 years +11.3%
1988 0.5511 years -1.2%
1989 0.5338 years -3.1%
1990 0.5127 years -4.0%
1999 0.7569 years +47.6%
2000 0.8685 years +14.7%
2001 0.9706 years +11.8%
2002 1.07 years +10.2%
2003 1.01 years -5.3%
2004 1.05 years +3.3%
2005 1.2 years +14.5%
2006 1.31 years +9.1%
2007 1.39 years +6.1%
2008 1.34 years -3.2%
2009 1.27 years -5.1%
2010 1.29 years +1.4%
2011 1.26 years -2.6%
2012 1.32 years +4.7%
2013 1.38 years +4.7%
2014 1.4 years +1.3%
2015 1.5 years +7.5%
2016 1.21 years -19.3%
2017 1.23 years +1.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 1.23 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.37 years, 52% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 1.23 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92 years, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2196 years 0.1407 years 0.3256 years 10
1980s 0.4642 years 0.3164 years 0.5576 years 10
1990s 0.6348 years 0.5127 years 0.7569 years 2
2000s 1.15 years 0.8685 years 1.39 years 10
2010s 1.32 years 1.21 years 1.5 years 8

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 118 Canada 1.29 years compare
  2. 119 Equatorial Guinea 1.26 years compare
  3. 120 North Macedonia 1.25 years compare
  4. 122 Bangladesh 1.2 years compare
  5. 123 Kuwait 1.17 years compare
  6. 124 Honduras 1.17 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Panama was 1.23 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.5 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 years in 1970.
How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Panama ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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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.