Panama vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Panama
4.6%
in 2016
Uruguay
4.9%
in 2016
Panama rank
60th
Uruguay rank
58th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.9% against 4.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 17.2% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 11.2% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 12.1% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Panama |
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, Panama or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.9% against 4.6% in Panama as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th 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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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.