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
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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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.