Uruguay vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Uruguay
8.6%
in 2015
Zambia
8.7%
in 2015
Uruguay rank
31st
Zambia rank
30th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Uruguay
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th of 186 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 23.7% 0.3% 23.5% Uruguay
1980s 16.5% 0.5% 16.0% Uruguay
1990s 13.3% 4.2% 9.2% Uruguay
2000s 11.6% 5.6% 6.0% Uruguay
2010s 9.1% 7.0% 2.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Uruguay or Zambia?
Zambia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Uruguay and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Uruguay and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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