School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.82 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama is 5.82 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 7.18 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.6 years, in 2016.
That places Panama 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.88 years | 6.37 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 years | 6.23 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 5.89 years | 6.23 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.48 years | 6.3 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 years | 5.6 years | 6.35 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.71 years | 6.12 years | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Panama was 5.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1973.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 years in 2016.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release