What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?

203 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Panama

648 number

in 2017

Sao Tome and Principe

851 number

in 2017

Panama rank

87th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

85th

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

Panama
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 851 number against 648 number in Panama, a difference of 203 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Panama's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 141 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	721 number	1,090 number	369 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	756.5 number	1,222 number	466 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	825.2 number	1,161 number	336.2 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 851 number against 648 number in Panama as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?: 203 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?: Panama ranks 87th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-6-of-primary-education-both-sexes-number/panama/sao-tome-and-principe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-6-of-primary-education-both-sexes-number/panama/sao-tome-and-principe/">Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 141 places, 3,622 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.