School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.25 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama is 10.25 years, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama peaked at 11.37 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.73 years, in 1970.
Panama ranks 160th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.73 years | — |
| 1971 | 9.42 years | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 9.89 years | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 10.25 years | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 10.07 years | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 10.46 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 10.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 10.3 years | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 10.33 years | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 10.07 years | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 9.92 years | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 9.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.74 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 9.83 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 9.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.76 years | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 9.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.06 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.33 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.55 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.51 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.49 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.61 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.37 years | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 10.65 years | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 10.42 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.32 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.52 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.25 years | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.05 years | 8.73 years | 10.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.84 years | 9.74 years | 10.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.94 years | 9.81 years | 10.06 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.49 years | 10.16 years | 10.61 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.58 years | 10.25 years | 11.37 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 secondary, male in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Panama was 10.25 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Panama ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release