Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama

Panama: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 897 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
897 number
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
82nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
2,841 number
in 1979
All-time low
731 number
in 2014
Years of data
36
1970–2017

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama, 1970–2017

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1970199320171970: 1.8k number1971: 1.6k number1972: 1.7k number1973: 1.8k number1974: 1.9k number1975: 1.7k number1976: 2.1k number1977: 2.2k number1978: 2.4k number1979: 2.8k number1980: 2.6k number1981: 2.5k number1982: 2.5k number1983: 2.1k number1984: 2.2k number1985: 2.3k number1986: 2.0k number1987: 2.0k number1988: 1.9k number1989: 1.6k number1999: 1.3k number2000: 1.1k number2001: 1.1k number2002: 1.0k number2004: 1.2k number2005: 1.2k number2006: 1.3k number2007: 1.2k number2008: 1.3k number2009: 1.2k number2010: 1.5k number2011: 1.6k number2012: 1.3k number2013: 1.1k number2014: 731 number2017: 897 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama stood at 897 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama peaked at 2,841 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 731 number, in 2014.

Panama ranks 82nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) in Panama, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 1,759 number
1971 1,589 number -9.7%
1972 1,658 number +4.3%
1973 1,750 number +5.5%
1974 1,859 number +6.2%
1975 1,725 number -7.2%
1976 2,098 number +21.6%
1977 2,232 number +6.4%
1978 2,357 number +5.6%
1979 2,841 number +20.5%
1980 2,638 number -7.1%
1981 2,482 number -5.9%
1982 2,476 number -0.2%
1983 2,145 number -13.4%
1984 2,154 number +0.4%
1985 2,276 number +5.7%
1986 1,998 number -12.2%
1987 1,999 number +0.1%
1988 1,933 number -3.3%
1989 1,604 number -17.0%
1999 1,263 number -21.3%
2000 1,147 number -9.2%
2001 1,124 number -2.0%
2002 1,035 number -7.9%
2004 1,209 number +16.8%
2005 1,194 number -1.2%
2006 1,294 number +8.4%
2007 1,244 number -3.9%
2008 1,310 number +5.3%
2009 1,244 number -5.0%
2010 1,503 number +20.8%
2011 1,602 number +6.6%
2012 1,275 number -20.4%
2013 1,132 number -11.2%
2014 731 number -35.4%
2017 897 number +22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,987 number 1,589 number 2,841 number 10
1980s 2,170 number 1,604 number 2,638 number 10
1990s 1,263 number 1,263 number 1,263 number 1
2000s 1,200 number 1,035 number 1,310 number 9
2010s 1,190 number 731 number 1,602 number 6

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 79 Paraguay 1,121 number compare
  2. 80 Comoros 1,103 number compare
  3. 81 Viet Nam 1,027 number compare
  4. 83 Bhutan 896 number compare
  5. 84 Equatorial Guinea 881 number compare
  6. 85 Suriname 783 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Panama was 897 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 2,841 number in 1979.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 731 number in 2014.
How does Panama rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Panama ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.