Belgium vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Belgium
1.4%
in 2017
Uruguay
1.3%
in 2015
Belgium rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
74th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Uruguay
0102030197419952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 74th of 141 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 25.7% 9.7% 16.0% Belgium
1980s 18.8% 5.5% 13.3% Belgium
2000s 2.5% 2.7% 0.2% Uruguay
2010s 1.7% 1.5% 0.2% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Belgium or Uruguay?
Belgium, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Belgium and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2015.
How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Belgium ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 74th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.