School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 13.6 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama, 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama stood at 13.6 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama peaked at 14.18 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.85 years, in 1970.
Panama ranks 108th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.72 years | 8.85 years | 11.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.18 years | 11.04 years | 11.32 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 12.57 years | 12.57 years | 12.57 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.35 years | 12.89 years | 13.58 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.54 years | 13.27 years | 14.18 years | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Panama was 13.6 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 14.18 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.85 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Panama ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release