Nepal vs Panama: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Nepal
4.4%
in 2016
Panama
4.3%
in 2016
Nepal rank
49th
Panama rank
51st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Nepal
  • Panama
4681012199920072016

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 49th and Panama ranks 51st of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 8.8% 6.6% 2.1% Nepal
2010s 5.1% 5.6% 0.5% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Nepal or Panama?
Nepal, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Panama as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Nepal and Panama?
0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Panama?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Nepal and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Nepal ranks 49th and Panama ranks 51st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.