Repeaters, primary, total in Panama
Panama: Repeaters, primary, total 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.
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 |
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More education data for Panama
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 19,072 (2017)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.29 million (2025)
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.