Panama vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Panama
10.25 years
in 2017
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
9.71 years
in 2024
Panama rank
160th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
157th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

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

Panama currently reports 10.25 years against 9.71 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.54 years.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 160th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 157th of 208 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 10.05 years 7.02 years 3.03 years Panama
1980s 9.84 years 7.72 years 2.12 years Panama
1990s 9.94 years 7.88 years 2.06 years Panama
2000s 10.49 years 8.22 years 2.27 years Panama
2010s 10.58 years 8.92 years 1.66 years Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Panama or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Panama, at 10.25 years against 9.71 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.54 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Panama and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Panama ranks 160th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 157th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release