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

Rwanda
10.7%
in 2018
Uganda
10.9%
in 2016
Rwanda rank
27th
Uganda rank
26th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 10.9% against 10.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 26th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 9.8% 12.6% 2.9% Uganda
2000s 26.0% 12.3% 13.7% Rwanda
2010s 16.6% 10.6% 6.1% Rwanda

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, Rwanda or Uganda?
Uganda, at 10.9% against 10.7% in Rwanda as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Rwanda and Uganda?
0.2%, with Uganda 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 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Rwanda ranks 27th 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
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.