Bhutan vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Bhutan
10.1%
in 2017
Uganda
10.9%
in 2016
Bhutan rank
28th
Uganda rank
26th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bhutan
  • Uganda
10152025197619962017

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 10.9% against 10.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uganda ahead.

Bhutan ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 26th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 9.1% 9.2% 0.1% Uganda
2000s 11.0% 13.2% 2.2% Uganda
2010s 8.6% 11.1% 2.6% Uganda

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, Bhutan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 10.9% against 10.1% in Bhutan as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Uganda?
0.8%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uganda?
10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
How do Bhutan and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Bhutan ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 26th 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
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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.