Bangladesh vs Panama: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
4.5%
in 2016
Panama
4.7%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
64th
Panama rank
61st

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 64th and Panama ranks 61st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 19.1% 18.1% 1.0% Bangladesh
1980s 16.5% 18.2% 1.7% Panama
2000s 14.7% 8.6% 6.0% Bangladesh
2010s 4.5% 4.7% 0.2% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Panama?
Panama, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Bangladesh as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Panama?
0.2%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Panama?
8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 64th and Panama ranks 61st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.