El Salvador vs Panama: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.7% against 3.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Panama ranks 71st of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 13.3% | 3.1% | Panama |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 11.7% | 2.2% | Panama |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, El Salvador or Panama?
- El Salvador, at 3.7% against 3.3% in Panama as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Panama ranks 71st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.