Belgium vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Belgium
1.6%
in 2017
Uruguay
1.5%
in 2016
Belgium rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
86th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 86th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 11.1% | 15.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 7.1% | 13.5% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Belgium, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Uruguay as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 86th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.