School life expectancy, secondary, male in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.48 years in 2017. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Panama, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.48 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2017.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Panama peaked at 5.09 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.16 years, in 1970.
That places Panama 151st 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 | 2.98 years | 2.16 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 years | 3.32 years | 3.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 years | 3.5 years | 3.73 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.91 years | 3.76 years | 4.06 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.51 years | 4.14 years | 5.09 years | 8 |
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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, secondary, male in Panama?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Panama was 4.48 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Panama ranks 151st out of 207 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release