Mozambique vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Mozambique
5.0%
in 2018
Uganda
5.2%
in 2016
Mozambique rank
59th
Uganda rank
58th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 27.1% 17.2% 9.9% Mozambique
1990s 26.9% 12.5% 14.4% Mozambique
2000s 9.8% 14.3% 4.5% Uganda
2010s 3.7% 7.2% 3.5% Uganda

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, Mozambique or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Mozambique as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Mozambique and Uganda?
0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Uganda?
17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Mozambique and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Mozambique ranks 59th and Uganda ranks 58th 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
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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.