Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama
Panama: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 2.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 2.0% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.0% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama peaked at 10.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
Panama ranks 74th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.8% | — |
| 1971 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.9% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -40.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More education data for Panama
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0999 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama was 2.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Panama ranks 74th out of 140 countries with data for 2013.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.