School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama stood at 1.09 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9684 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Panama 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9725 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9697 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9684 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9901 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9684 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Panama was 1.09 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9684 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Panama ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release