Panama vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Panama
3.8%
in 2016
Uruguay
3.5%
in 2016
Panama rank
59th
Uruguay rank
61st

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Panama ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 179 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 14.2% 15.2% 1.0% Uruguay
1980s 11.6% 8.6% 3.0% Panama
1990s 6.4% 7.5% 1.2% Uruguay
2000s 6.0% 6.7% 0.7% Uruguay
2010s 4.7% 4.3% 0.4% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Panama or Uruguay?
Panama, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Uruguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Panama 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 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Panama ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.