What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Panama and Sri Lanka?

826 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?

18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Panama vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Panama

8,150 number

in 2017

Sri Lanka

8,976 number

in 2017

Panama rank

86th

Sri Lanka rank

85th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Panama
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8,976 number against 8,150 number in Panama, a difference of 826 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Panama ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,496 number	216,368 number	193,872 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	23,827 number	104,236 number	80,409 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	14,439 number	9,208 number	5,232 number	Panama
2010s	11,562 number	7,940 number	3,622 number	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Panama or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 8,976 number against 8,150 number in Panama as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Panama and Sri Lanka?: 826 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Panama ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.