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

1,168 number, with Panama ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2014.

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 Uruguay: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Panama

8,150 number

in 2017

Uruguay

6,982 number

in 2018

Panama rank

86th

Uruguay rank

89th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Panama
Uruguay

How they compare

Panama currently reports 8,150 number against 6,982 number in Uruguay, a difference of 1,168 number.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Panama ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,041 number	25,183 number	1,142 number	Uruguay
1980s	24,112 number	21,360 number	2,752 number	Panama
1990s	15,145 number	17,510 number	2,365 number	Uruguay
2000s	14,374 number	16,401 number	2,026 number	Uruguay
2010s	12,245 number	10,424 number	1,821 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 Uruguay?: Panama, at 8,150 number against 6,982 number in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Panama and Uruguay?: 1,168 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2014.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Panama ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 89th 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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About this data

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.