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
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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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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.