Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 1,977 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,977 number
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
75th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6,898 number
in 1976
All-time low
1,977 number
in 2018
Years of data
39
1974–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1974–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1974199620181974: 6.1k number1976: 6.9k number1977: 6.5k number1978: 6.0k number1979: 6.2k number1980: 6.1k number1985: 6.2k number1986: 5.5k number1987: 4.9k number1988: 4.8k number1989: 4.5k number1990: 4.7k number1991: 4.9k number1992: 5.2k number1993: 5.2k number1994: 5.1k number1995: 5.3k number1996: 5.3k number1997: 4.6k number1998: 4.8k number1999: 4.0k number2000: 4.8k number2001: 5.1k number2002: 4.8k number2003: 4.8k number2004: 4.2k number2005: 4.0k number2006: 3.5k number2007: 3.4k number2008: 3.5k number2009: 2.8k number2010: 2.7k number2011: 2.6k number2012: 2.6k number2013: 2.4k number2014: 2.4k number2015: 2.3k number2016: 2.2k number2018: 2.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay is 1,977 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 6,898 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,977 number, in 2018.

Uruguay ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number) in Uruguay, 1974 to 2018.
Year number Change
1974 6,139 number
1976 6,898 number +12.4%
1977 6,540 number -5.2%
1978 6,007 number -8.1%
1979 6,207 number +3.3%
1980 6,131 number -1.2%
1985 6,202 number +1.2%
1986 5,498 number -11.4%
1987 4,928 number -10.4%
1988 4,782 number -3.0%
1989 4,529 number -5.3%
1990 4,749 number +4.9%
1991 4,880 number +2.8%
1992 5,197 number +6.5%
1993 5,196 number -0.0%
1994 5,133 number -1.2%
1995 5,309 number +3.4%
1996 5,272 number -0.7%
1997 4,570 number -13.3%
1998 4,785 number +4.7%
1999 4,047 number -15.4%
2000 4,844 number +19.7%
2001 5,129 number +5.9%
2002 4,827 number -5.9%
2003 4,779 number -1.0%
2004 4,175 number -12.6%
2005 3,993 number -4.4%
2006 3,523 number -11.8%
2007 3,449 number -2.1%
2008 3,489 number +1.2%
2009 2,774 number -20.5%
2010 2,734 number -1.4%
2011 2,615 number -4.4%
2012 2,633 number +0.7%
2013 2,447 number -7.1%
2014 2,404 number -1.8%
2015 2,252 number -6.3%
2016 2,162 number -4.0%
2018 1,977 number -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,358 number 6,007 number 6,898 number 5
1980s 5,345 number 4,529 number 6,202 number 6
1990s 4,914 number 4,047 number 5,309 number 10
2000s 4,098 number 2,774 number 5,129 number 10
2010s 2,403 number 1,977 number 2,734 number 8

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 72 Austria 2,180 number compare
  2. 73 Paraguay 2,060 number compare
  3. 74 Togo 2,055 number compare
  4. 76 Lesotho 1,859 number compare
  5. 77 Slovakia 1,651 number compare
  6. 78 Honduras 1,615 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay?
Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Uruguay was 1,977 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 6,898 number in 1976.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 1,977 number in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,544 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.