Belgium vs Panama: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Belgium
4.7%
in 2017
Panama
4.7%
in 2016
Belgium rank
63rd
Panama rank
61st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4.7% against 4.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Panama ahead.
Belgium ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 61st of 188 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 18.8% | 5.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 19.6% | 8.7% | Panama |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 8.7% | 2.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 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, Belgium or Panama?
- Panama, at 4.7% against 4.7% in Belgium as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 63rd 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.