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

Mali
10.9%
in 2012
Uruguay
10.0%
in 2016
Mali rank
25th
Uruguay rank
27th

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

  • Mali
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 26.7% 27.3% 0.6% Uruguay
1980s 28.9% 19.0% 9.9% Mali
1990s 11.7% 17.3% 5.7% Uruguay
2000s 11.5% 14.7% 3.2% Uruguay
2010s 10.9% 11.9% 1.0% 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, Mali or Uruguay?
Mali, at 10.9% against 10.0% in Uruguay as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Mali and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Mali and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 25th 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.