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
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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About this data
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.