Panama vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Panama
1.6%
in 2013
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2016
Panama rank
85th
Uruguay rank
86th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 157 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 12.1% | 4.4% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 6.8% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 4.1% | 1.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2013.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Panama ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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.