Botswana vs Uruguay: Repeaters, primary, total

Botswana
5.3%
in 2014
Uruguay
4.2%
in 2016
Botswana rank
60th
Uruguay rank
63rd

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.3% against 4.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Botswana ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 189 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 1.7% 13.5% 11.8% Uruguay
1980s 4.8% 10.2% 5.5% Uruguay
1990s 3.5% 9.4% 6.0% Uruguay
2000s 4.2% 7.6% 3.3% Uruguay
2010s 4.8% 4.9% 0.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Botswana or Uruguay?
Botswana, at 5.3% against 4.2% in Uruguay as of 2014.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Botswana and Uruguay?
1.1%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Botswana ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit
% of total enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.