School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9379 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Panama stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9379 GPIA, in 1970.
Panama ranks 57th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9379 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9417 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9413 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9529 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.941 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9533 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9584 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9524 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9528 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9548 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9543 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9556 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9489 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9428 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.947 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9483 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9473 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9547 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9688 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9693 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9755 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9728 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9726 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9703 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9791 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9797 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9951 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9475 GPIA | 0.9379 GPIA | 0.9584 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9428 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 0.9688 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9721 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9755 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9794 GPIA | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.9891 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Panama was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9379 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release