Panama vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Panama
5.4%
in 2016
Uganda
5.3%
in 2016
Panama rank
60th
Uganda rank
62nd

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

  • Panama
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 60th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 21.4% 14.5% 6.8% Panama
1990s 12.2% 12.8% 0.6% Uganda
2000s 10.2% 14.4% 4.2% Uganda
2010s 7.6% 8.6% 0.9% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Panama or Uganda?
Panama, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Uganda as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Panama and Uganda?
0.1%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Panama ranks 60th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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