Ethiopia vs Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Ethiopia
510,692 number
in 2015
Uganda
383,387 number
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
5th
Uganda rank
6th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
0200.0k400.0k600.0k198219992017

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 510,692 number against 383,387 number in Uganda, a difference of 127,305 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 6th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 118,528 number 70,950 number 47,578 number Ethiopia
2000s 370,762 number 463,922 number 93,159 number Uganda
2010s 571,881 number 376,420 number 195,461 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Ethiopia, at 510,692 number against 383,387 number in Uganda as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Ethiopia and Uganda?
127,305 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
14 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-number/ethiopia/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-female-number/ethiopia/uganda/">Ethiopia vs Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.