Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Panama
Panama: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 3.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Panama, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Panama recorded 3.2% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Panama peaked at 15.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2014.
That places Panama 76th out of 189 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, total (% of total enrollment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.4% | — |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 13.5% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 13.6% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 12.6% | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +23.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -44.2% | 4.6% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 92.75 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.3 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,777 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,042 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,857 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46,052 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 311,983 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 451,308 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Panama?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Panama was 3.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total 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, total (% of total 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.