School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 4.65 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Panama, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Panama recorded 4.65 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Panama peaked at 4.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3192 years, in 1970.
Panama ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7474 years | 0.3192 years | 0.9812 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 years | 1.02 years | 1.32 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 years | 1.05 years | 1.98 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.13 years | 2.04 years | 2.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 years | 2.09 years | 2.42 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.21 years | 2.36 years | 4.65 years | 4 |
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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, tertiary, both sexes in Panama?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Panama was 4.65 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3192 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release