Panama vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Panama
4.7%
in 2016
Uganda
5.2%
in 2016
Panama rank
61st
Uganda rank
58th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Panama
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 5.2% against 4.7% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 58th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 12.6% | 6.1% | Panama |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 14.8% | 4.6% | Panama |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 12.5% | 1.8% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 14.3% | 5.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 8.4% | 1.7% | Uganda |
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, Panama or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 5.2% against 4.7% in Panama as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 61st and Uganda ranks 58th 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.