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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.