School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
72nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.9778 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
39
1970–2017
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9778 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Panama 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9814 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9778 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9984 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.988 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9963 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9778 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9963 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
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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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Panama was 1.02 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9778 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Panama ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release