Kenya vs Panama: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Kenya
3.0%
in 2015
Panama
3.3%
in 2016
Kenya rank
74th
Panama rank
71st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.
Kenya ranks 74th and Panama ranks 71st of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 12.9% | 6.9% | Panama |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Kenya or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Kenya as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Kenya and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Kenya ranks 74th 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.