School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Panama
Panama: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.57 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Panama, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Panama stood at 1.57 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Panama peaked at 1.73 GPI in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7542 GPI, in 1971.
Panama ranks 34th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Panama, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7549 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7542 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7777 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPI | +32.4% |
| 1974 | 1.07 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.07 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.09 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.17 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 1.21 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.25 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.25 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.46 GPI | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 1.31 GPI | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 1.4 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 1.55 GPI | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 1.4 GPI | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.55 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.7 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.73 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.71 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6 GPI | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.67 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.64 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.62 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.59 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.53 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.52 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.53 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.55 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.57 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.57 GPI | -0.2% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1.57 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 1.57 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +32.4% | 0.7777 GPI | 1.03 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9931 GPI | 0.7542 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 1.55 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.55 GPI | 1.5 GPI | 1.6 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.63 GPI | 1.52 GPI | 1.73 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 GPI | 1.53 GPI | 1.59 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Panama?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Panama was 1.57 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 GPI in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7542 GPI in 1971.
- How does Panama rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, 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.