Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama
Panama: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 515 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
515
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
86th
of 174 countries
All-time high
1,675
in 1979
All-time low
163
in 2021
Years of data
42
1970–2024
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Panama recorded 515 for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama peaked at 1,675 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 163, in 2021.
Panama ranks 86th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,334 | — |
| 1971 | 1,120 | -16.0% |
| 1972 | 1,085 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,127 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1,237 | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 1,157 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 1,348 | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 1,352 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,363 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,675 | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 1,645 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,520 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 1,650 | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 1,356 | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 1,382 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,423 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1,174 | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 1,143 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,120 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1,024 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 705 | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 603 | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 526 | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 555 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 627 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 626 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 662 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 661 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 727 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 728 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 823 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 862 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 718 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 659 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 396 | -39.9% |
| 2017 | 493 | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 515 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 431 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 163 | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 462 | +183.4% |
| 2023 | 479 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 515 | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,280 | 1,085 | 1,675 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,344 | 1,024 | 1,650 | 10 |
| 1990s | 705 | 705 | 705 | 1 |
| 2000s | 635 | 526 | 728 | 9 |
| 2010s | 638 | 396 | 862 | 7 |
| 2020s | 410 | 163 | 515 | 5 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19,072 (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 157,881 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 154,102 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -5.29 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,909 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama?
- Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Panama was 515 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,675 in 1979.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Panama ranks 86th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release