School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.27 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama is 8.27 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 9.1 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.08 years, in 2019.
That places Panama 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.54 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.82 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.99 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.94 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.09 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.07 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.03 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.77 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.59 years | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.45 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.08 years | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.84 years | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 8.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.27 years | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.54 years | 8.54 years | 8.54 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.96 years | 8.67 years | 9.1 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.73 years | 8.08 years | 9.1 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.54 years | 8.17 years | 8.88 years | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Panama was 8.27 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release