Rwanda vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Rwanda
15.8%
in 2018
Uruguay
13.3%
in 2015
Rwanda rank
20th
Uruguay rank
23rd

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

  • Rwanda
  • Uruguay
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 15.8% against 13.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Uruguay ahead.

Rwanda ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 23.9% 29.5% 5.6% Uruguay
1980s 18.8% 20.8% 2.0% Uruguay
1990s 19.0% 22.0% 2.9% Uruguay
2000s 24.5% 17.1% 7.4% Rwanda
2010s 22.9% 13.7% 9.1% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Rwanda or Uruguay?
Rwanda, at 15.8% against 13.3% in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Rwanda and Uruguay?
2.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uruguay?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Rwanda and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Rwanda ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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