Panama vs Uganda: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Panama
10.28 years
in 2017
Uganda
10.34 years
in 2007
Panama rank
143rd
Uganda rank
141st

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Panama
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 10.34 years against 10.28 years in Panama, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 143rd and Uganda ranks 141st of 197 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 10.08 years 3.49 years 6.59 years Panama
1980s 9.75 years 5.27 years 4.48 years Panama
1990s 9.61 years 5.46 years 4.16 years Panama
2000s 10.62 years 10.52 years 0.1063 years Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Panama or Uganda?
Uganda, at 10.34 years against 10.28 years in Panama as of 2007.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Panama and Uganda?
0.06 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2007.
How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Panama ranks 143rd and Uganda ranks 141st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.