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

Iraq
10.9%
in 1999
Uruguay
10.0%
in 2016
Iraq rank
24th
Uruguay rank
27th

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

  • Iraq
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 10.9% against 10.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 188 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 17.2% 27.3% 10.1% Uruguay
1980s 15.6% 18.6% 3.0% Uruguay
1990s 10.9% 17.3% 6.4% 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, Iraq or Uruguay?
Iraq, at 10.9% against 10.0% in Uruguay as of 1999.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Iraq and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Iraq ranks 24th 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.