Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda

Uganda: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 63,627 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
63,627 number
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
4th
of 164 countries
All-time high
73,399 number
in 2009
All-time low
7,848 number
in 1982
Years of data
18
1982–2017

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda, 1982–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1982199920171982: 7.8k number1986: 14.3k number2001: 31.9k number2002: 43.2k number2003: 62.4k number2004: 64.4k number2005: 64.0k number2007: 69.8k number2008: 54.2k number2009: 73.4k number2010: 60.7k number2011: 55.9k number2012: 63.4k number2013: 63.8k number2014: 50.0k number2015: 48.9k number2016: 54.9k number2017: 63.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda stood at 63,627 number.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 73,399 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,848 number, in 1982.

Uganda ranks 4th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number) in Uganda, 1982 to 2017.
Year number Change
1982 7,848 number
1986 14,262 number +81.7%
2001 31,931 number +123.9%
2002 43,201 number +35.3%
2003 62,412 number +44.5%
2004 64,396 number +3.2%
2005 63,988 number -0.6%
2007 69,828 number +9.1%
2008 54,236 number -22.3%
2009 73,399 number +35.3%
2010 60,721 number -17.3%
2011 55,912 number -7.9%
2012 63,437 number +13.5%
2013 63,792 number +0.6%
2014 49,991 number -21.6%
2015 48,931 number -2.1%
2016 54,932 number +12.3%
2017 63,627 number +15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11,055 number 7,848 number 14,262 number 2
2000s 57,924 number 31,931 number 73,399 number 8
2010s 57,668 number 48,931 number 63,792 number 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 89,989 number compare
  2. 2 Iraq 81,974 number compare
  3. 3 Malawi 65,214 number compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia 61,552 number compare
  5. 6 India 52,454 number compare
  6. 7 Madagascar 46,607 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uganda was 63,627 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 73,399 number in 2009.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 7,848 number in 1982.
How does Uganda rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Uganda ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,806 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.