Rwanda vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Rwanda
10.4%
in 2018
Uganda
9.0%
in 2016
Rwanda rank
30th
Uganda rank
33rd

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

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.4% against 9.0% in Uganda, a difference of 1.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 33rd of 183 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 15.1% 13.8% 1.3% Rwanda
2000s 21.3% 11.6% 9.7% Rwanda
2010s 12.4% 8.9% 3.5% Rwanda

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, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 10.4% against 9.0% in Uganda as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Uganda?
1.4%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 33rd 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.