School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 5.77 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Panama, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Panama is 5.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.1% on the previous year and up 116.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Panama peaked at 5.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2748 years, in 1970.
That places Panama 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Panama, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2748 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4466 years | +62.5% |
| 1972 | 0.531 years | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7092 years | +33.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7808 years | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.798 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9219 years | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.03 years | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1.01 years | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.07 years | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.15 years | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.19 years | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.22 years | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.32 years | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 1.4 years | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.23 years | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 years | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 2.29 years | +46.4% |
| 1999 | 2.44 years | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.69 years | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.64 years | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.58 years | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 2.73 years | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.7 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.59 years | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.65 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.62 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.67 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.56 years | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.67 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.75 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.93 years | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.98 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 years | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.41 years | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 3.77 years | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 5.77 years | +53.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 5.77 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.12 years, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Panama's 5.77 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.68 years, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +62.5% | 0.2748 years | 0.4466 years |
| 2023 | +53.1% | 3.77 years | 5.77 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7576 years | 0.2748 years | 1.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 years | 1.14 years | 1.4 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.1 years | 1.57 years | 2.44 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.65 years | 2.58 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 years | 2.56 years | 2.98 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.95 years | 2.87 years | 5.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Panama?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Panama was 5.77 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2748 years in 1970.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Panama ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release