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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.