School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama stood at 1.01 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 GPI, in 1973.
Panama ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.985 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9876 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9864 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9833 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9926 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.998 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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, gender parity index in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Panama was 1.01 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 GPI in 1973.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.