Panama vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Panama
1.25 years
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.9208 years
in 2024
Panama rank
145th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
145th

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

  • Panama
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.25 years against 0.9208 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.3292 years.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Panama ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 145th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2277 years 0.4433 years 0.2156 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.4818 years 0.4858 years 0.0041 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 0.6193 years 0.5311 years 0.0882 years Panama
2000s 1.16 years 0.5861 years 0.5713 years Panama
2010s 1.25 years 0.7381 years 0.5142 years Panama
2020s 1.1 years 0.8507 years 0.2502 years Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Panama or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Panama, at 1.25 years against 0.9208 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.3292 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Panama ranks 145th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 145th of 213 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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release