School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Panama

Panama: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.47 years in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
8.47 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
136th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.95 years
in 2002
All-time low
8.35 years
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2017

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Panama, 1999–2017

024681999200820171999: 8.5 years2000: 8.7 years2001: 8.8 years2002: 9 years2004: 8.9 years2005: 8.8 years2006: 8.8 years2007: 8.9 years2008: 8.9 years2009: 8.9 years2010: 8.9 years2011: 8.9 years2012: 8.9 years2013: 8.9 years2014: 8.7 years2015: 8.5 years2016: 8.3 years2017: 8.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Panama recorded 8.47 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Panama peaked at 8.95 years in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.35 years, in 2016.

Panama ranks 136th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.53 years 8.53 years 8.53 years 1
2000s 8.87 years 8.66 years 8.95 years 9
2010s 8.69 years 8.35 years 8.92 years 8

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 133 Bermuda 8.59 years compare
  2. 134 Mozambique 8.58 years compare
  3. 135 Myanmar 8.55 years compare
  4. 137 North Macedonia 8.44 years compare
  5. 138 Mauritania 8.42 years compare
  6. 139 Cote d'Ivoire 8.4 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Panama?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Panama was 8.47 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 8.95 years in 2002.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 8.35 years in 2016.
How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Panama ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.