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

Cambodia
10.7%
in 2018
Uruguay
10.0%
in 2016
Cambodia rank
26th
Uruguay rank
27th

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

  • Cambodia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 10.7% against 10.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 41.5% 17.1% 24.4% Cambodia
2000s 20.6% 14.7% 5.8% Cambodia
2010s 10.7% 11.4% 0.6% 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, Cambodia or Uruguay?
Cambodia, at 10.7% against 10.0% in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cambodia and Uruguay?
0.7%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Cambodia and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 26th 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.