Eritrea vs Panama: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Eritrea
4.3%
in 2017
Panama
4.6%
in 2016
Eritrea rank
63rd
Panama rank
60th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.

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 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 183 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 17.0% 9.4% 7.5% Eritrea
2000s 14.8% 8.1% 6.7% Eritrea
2010s 16.7% 7.8% 8.8% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Eritrea or Panama?
Panama, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Eritrea as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Panama?
0.3%, 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 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 63rd and Panama ranks 60th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.