Niger vs Panama: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Niger
3.6%
in 2014
Panama
3.3%
in 2016
Niger rank
69th
Panama rank
71st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Niger
- Panama
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 69th and Panama ranks 71st of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 12.7% | 4.5% | Niger |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 11.6% | 3.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 6.1% | 6.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.5% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Niger or Panama?
- Niger, at 3.6% against 3.3% in Panama as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Niger and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Panama?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
- How do Niger and Panama rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Niger ranks 69th 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.