Panama vs Saint Lucia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Panama
12.91 years
in 2016
Saint Lucia
12.94 years
in 2019
Panama rank
102nd
Saint Lucia rank
101st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Panama
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 12.94 years against 12.91 years in Panama, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 102nd and Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 11.36 years 10.35 years 1.02 years Panama
1980s 10.89 years 10.85 years 0.0415 years Panama
1990s 10.94 years 13.48 years 2.54 years Saint Lucia
2000s 12.91 years 12.49 years 0.4187 years Panama
2010s 12.81 years 14.12 years 1.31 years Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Panama or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 12.94 years against 12.91 years in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Panama and Saint Lucia?
0.03 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saint Lucia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Panama and Saint Lucia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Panama ranks 102nd and Saint Lucia ranks 101st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.