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

Latest (2013)
2.0%
Change on year
down 54.0%
World rank
74th
of 140 countries
All-time high
10.9%
in 1978
All-time low
2.0%
in 2013
Years of data
30
1970–2013

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama, 1970–2013

2468101970199120131970: 9.8 %1971: 9.7 %1972: 9.2 %1973: 9 %1974: 7.8 %1975: 8.2 %1976: 8.8 %1977: 9.2 %1978: 10.9 %1979: 10.3 %1980: 9.8 %1981: 10 %1982: 8.4 %1983: 8.7 %1984: 8.9 %1985: 7.9 %1986: 7.7 %1987: 7.4 %1988: 6.2 %1999: 3.7 %2000: 3.6 %2001: 3.3 %2004: 3.6 %2005: 4 %2006: 3.7 %2007: 3.7 %2008: 3.4 %2009: 4.3 %2010: 4.3 %2013: 2 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) in Panama, 1970 to 2013.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 71 Bahamas 2.5% compare
  2. 72 Uruguay 2.3% compare
  3. 73 Spain 2.2% compare
  4. 75 Pakistan 2.0% compare
  5. 76 Honduras 1.9% compare
  6. 77 Senegal 1.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
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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.