School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama stood at 1 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9819 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Panama 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9819 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9868 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9907 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9881 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.984 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9877 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.9819 GPIA | 0.9819 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Panama was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9819 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release