Peru vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Peru
5.2%
in 2016
Uruguay
4.9%
in 2016
Peru rank
55th
Uruguay rank
58th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 183 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 17.5% 16.7% 0.8% Peru
1990s 18.1% 11.1% 6.9% Peru
2000s 13.6% 9.2% 4.4% Peru
2010s 7.7% 6.3% 1.5% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Peru or Uruguay?
Peru, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Uruguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Peru and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.