School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama stood at 1.09 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9728 GPI, in 1972.
That places Panama 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9757 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9737 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9728 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9862 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.994 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9966 GPI | 0.9728 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 5 |
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, gender parity index in Panama?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Panama was 1.09 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9728 GPI in 1972.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, 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.