School life expectancy, secondary, female in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.77 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Panama, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Panama is 4.77 years, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Panama peaked at 5.38 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.41 years, in 1970.
That places Panama 149th out of 207 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.27 years | 2.41 years | 3.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.76 years | 3.67 years | 3.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 3.75 years | 4 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.21 years | 3.99 years | 4.4 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.8 years | 4.47 years | 5.38 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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, secondary, female in Panama?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Panama was 4.77 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Panama ranks 149th out of 207 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release