Panama vs Thailand: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Panama
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.46 years against 2.39 years in Panama, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 66th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.784 years | 0.2052 years | 0.5788 years | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.12 years | 0.8467 years | 0.2699 years | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.49 years | 1.12 years | 0.3656 years | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.13 years | 2.17 years | 0.04 years | Thailand |
| 2010s | 2.23 years | 2.53 years | 0.3054 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Panama or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.46 years against 2.39 years in Panama as of 2016.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Panama and Thailand?
- 0.07 years, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 66th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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
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.