Eritrea vs Panama: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Eritrea
3.6%
in 2017
Panama
4.0%
in 2016
Eritrea rank
64th
Panama rank
61st

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.0% against 3.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 64th and Panama ranks 61st of 186 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 29.7% 9.0% 20.6% Eritrea
2000s 17.1% 7.7% 9.3% Eritrea
2010s 12.8% 6.9% 6.0% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Eritrea or Panama?
Panama, at 4.0% against 3.6% in Eritrea as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Eritrea and Panama?
0.4%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Eritrea ranks 64th and Panama ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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