Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) (Grade male) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) (Grade male) was 0 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0 for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 3,289 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 152nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) (Grade male) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3,289 | — |
| 1976 | 2,485 | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 2,577 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 2,790 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 2,526 | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 2,493 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2,706 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 2,413 | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 2,419 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2,156 | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 1,848 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 2,108 | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 2,384 | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 2,351 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 2,151 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 2,076 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1,980 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 2,001 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,896 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 1,705 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1,665 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,804 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1,699 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1,664 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,466 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1,523 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1,469 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,540 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,554 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,225 | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 1,097 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 1,107 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 930 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 861 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 755 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 715 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 609 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 464 | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 322 | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 540 | +67.7% |
| 2022 | 214 | -60.4% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 45. (61 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 557. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) (Grade male) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -100.0% | 214 | 0 |
| 2021 | +67.7% | 322 | 540 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,733 | 2,485 | 3,289 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,339 | 1,848 | 2,706 | 6 |
| 1990s | 2,032 | 1,665 | 2,384 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,549 | 1,225 | 1,804 | 9 |
| 2010s | 817.25 | 464 | 1,107 | 8 |
| 2020s | 269 | 0 | 540 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 152 Anguilla 0
- 152 Andorra 0 compare
- 152 Bahrain 0 compare
- 152 Cook Islands 0 compare
- 152 Cayman Islands 0
- 152 Gibraltar 0
- 152 Indonesia 0 compare
- 152 Iceland 0
- 152 Japan 0
- 152 Liechtenstein 0 compare
- 152 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 152 Maldives 0 compare
- 152 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 152 Mongolia 0 compare
- 152 Montserrat 0 compare
- 152 Mauritius 0
- 152 Malaysia 0
- 152 Norway 0
- 152 Nauru 0 compare
- 152 New Zealand 0
- 152 San Marino 0
- 152 Seychelles 0 compare
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 152 East Timor 0 compare
- 152 Turkey 0 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Uruguay?
- Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Uruguay was 0 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,289 in 1974.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 152nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release