School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.26 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Panama, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 8.26 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Panama peaked at 9.17 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.11 years, in 2019.
Panama ranks 146th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.61 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.74 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.87 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 9.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.15 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.06 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.02 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.8 years | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.64 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.11 years | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.87 years | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.26 years | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.61 years | 8.61 years | 8.61 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.02 years | 8.74 years | 9.15 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8.11 years | 9.17 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.54 years | 8.14 years | 8.9 years | 4 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Panama was 8.26 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9.17 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 years in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Panama ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release