Repeaters, primary, female in Panama
Panama: Repeaters, primary, female was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, female in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.5% for repeaters, primary, female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 26.6% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Panama peaked at 13.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2014.
That places Panama 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, female in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.7% | — |
| 1971 | 12.6% | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Panama
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 220,530 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0488 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 230,778 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0511 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, female in Panama?
- Repeaters, primary, female in Panama was 2.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for repeaters, primary, female?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.