Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda
Uganda: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 126,040 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda stood at 126,040 number.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda peaked at 143,913 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,419 number, in 1975.
That places Uganda 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 12,419 number | — |
| 1976 | 15,228 number | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 12,889 number | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 18,190 number | +41.1% |
| 1986 | 30,902 number | +69.9% |
| 2001 | 65,473 number | +111.9% |
| 2002 | 87,681 number | +33.9% |
| 2003 | 125,705 number | +43.4% |
| 2004 | 128,410 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 127,269 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 141,024 number | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 109,185 number | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 143,913 number | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 121,441 number | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 112,283 number | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 126,374 number | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 126,894 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 100,656 number | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 96,545 number | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 108,531 number | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 126,040 number | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,512 number | 12,419 number | 15,228 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 24,546 number | 18,190 number | 30,902 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 116,082 number | 65,473 number | 143,913 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 114,846 number | 96,545 number | 126,894 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 179,978 number compare
- 3 Ethiopia 132,961 number compare
- 4 Malawi 130,033 number compare
- 6 India 111,734 number compare
- 7 Mozambique 105,740 number compare
- 8 Madagascar 94,289 number compare
More education data for Uganda
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda?
- Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Uganda was 126,040 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 143,913 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,419 number in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 166 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.