Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama

Panama: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 1,404 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1,404 number
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
84th
of 188 countries
All-time high
7,548 number
in 1971
All-time low
1,216 number
in 2014
Years of data
36
1970–2017

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama, 1970–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1970199320171970: 6.6k number1971: 7.5k number1972: 6.9k number1973: 6.1k number1974: 6.6k number1975: 6.3k number1976: 5.0k number1977: 5.5k number1978: 5.7k number1979: 5.7k number1980: 5.9k number1981: 5.9k number1982: 5.9k number1983: 5.9k number1984: 6.0k number1985: 6.3k number1986: 5.7k number1987: 5.7k number1988: 5.6k number1989: 5.5k number1999: 3.5k number2000: 3.3k number2001: 3.2k number2002: 3.1k number2004: 3.2k number2005: 3.2k number2006: 3.2k number2007: 3.1k number2008: 2.9k number2009: 2.6k number2010: 2.8k number2011: 2.9k number2012: 2.6k number2013: 2.1k number2014: 1.2k number2017: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama stood at 1,404 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama peaked at 7,548 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,216 number, in 2014.

Panama ranks 84th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number) in Panama, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 6,572 number
1971 7,548 number +14.9%
1972 6,865 number -9.0%
1973 6,098 number -11.2%
1974 6,577 number +7.9%
1975 6,261 number -4.8%
1976 5,028 number -19.7%
1977 5,470 number +8.8%
1978 5,688 number +4.0%
1979 5,672 number -0.3%
1980 5,913 number +4.2%
1981 5,904 number -0.2%
1982 5,859 number -0.8%
1983 5,921 number +1.1%
1984 6,041 number +2.0%
1985 6,300 number +4.3%
1986 5,686 number -9.7%
1987 5,718 number +0.6%
1988 5,564 number -2.7%
1989 5,535 number -0.5%
1999 3,471 number -37.3%
2000 3,336 number -3.9%
2001 3,199 number -4.1%
2002 3,099 number -3.1%
2004 3,176 number +2.5%
2005 3,230 number +1.7%
2006 3,169 number -1.9%
2007 3,136 number -1.0%
2008 2,859 number -8.8%
2009 2,647 number -7.4%
2010 2,812 number +6.2%
2011 2,911 number +3.5%
2012 2,589 number -11.1%
2013 2,070 number -20.0%
2014 1,216 number -41.3%
2017 1,404 number +15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,178 number 5,028 number 7,548 number 10
1980s 5,844 number 5,535 number 6,300 number 10
1990s 3,471 number 3,471 number 3,471 number 1
2000s 3,095 number 2,647 number 3,336 number 9
2010s 2,167 number 1,216 number 2,911 number 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 81 Senegal 1,521 number compare
  2. 82 Argentina 1,496 number compare
  3. 83 China 1,454 number compare
  4. 85 Hungary 1,400 number compare
  5. 86 Poland 1,329 number compare
  6. 87 Italy 1,269 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama?
Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Panama was 1,404 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 7,548 number in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 1,216 number in 2014.
How does Panama rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Panama ranks 84th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,544 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.