Belize vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Belize
9.4%
in 2018
Uruguay
10.0%
in 2016
Belize rank
29th
Uruguay rank
27th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Belize
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 10.0% against 9.4% in Belize, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.

Belize ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 11.8% 18.9% 7.0% Uruguay
2000s 14.3% 14.2% 0.2% Belize
2010s 11.3% 11.4% 0.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Belize or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 10.0% against 9.4% in Belize as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Belize and Uruguay?
0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Uruguay?
18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Belize and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Belize ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.