School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama

Panama: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9779 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9779 GPI
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
123rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.9843 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.9429 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2017

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2017

00.20.40.60.811970199320171970: 0.943 GPI1971: 0.948 GPI1972: 0.95 GPI1973: 0.948 GPI1974: 0.959 GPI1975: 0.947 GPI1976: 0.958 GPI1977: 0.961 GPI1978: 0.955 GPI1979: 0.954 GPI1980: 0.956 GPI1981: 0.955 GPI1982: 0.957 GPI1983: 0.95 GPI1984: 0.944 GPI1985: 0.949 GPI1986: 0.95 GPI1987: 0.95 GPI1988: 0.957 GPI1989: 0.964 GPI1990: 0.961 GPI1999: 0.965 GPI2000: 0.966 GPI2001: 0.966 GPI2002: 0.965 GPI2003: 0.965 GPI2004: 0.967 GPI2005: 0.964 GPI2006: 0.966 GPI2007: 0.966 GPI2008: 0.964 GPI2009: 0.964 GPI2010: 0.963 GPI2011: 0.97 GPI2012: 0.969 GPI2013: 0.972 GPI2014: 0.975 GPI2015: 0.974 GPI2016: 0.984 GPI2017: 0.978 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama is 0.9779 GPI, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama peaked at 0.9843 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9429 GPI, in 1970.

Panama ranks 123rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9523 GPI 0.9429 GPI 0.9614 GPI 10
1980s 0.9532 GPI 0.9444 GPI 0.9644 GPI 10
1990s 0.9629 GPI 0.9605 GPI 0.9653 GPI 2
2000s 0.9654 GPI 0.9639 GPI 0.967 GPI 10
2010s 0.9732 GPI 0.9627 GPI 0.9843 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 120 East Timor 0.9784 GPI compare
  2. 121 Guatemala 0.9782 GPI compare
  3. 122 Macao 0.9781 GPI compare
  4. 124 United Arab Emirates 0.9779 GPI compare
  5. 125 Venezuela 0.9765 GPI compare
  6. 126 Luxembourg 0.9762 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Panama was 0.9779 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.9843 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9429 GPI in 1970.
How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Panama ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.