Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda

Uganda: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 8,124 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8,124 number
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
66th
of 182 countries
All-time high
11,218 number
in 2007
All-time low
2,179 number
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2017

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda, 1995–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1995200620171995: 2.2k number2000: 4.3k number2001: 4.3k number2002: 5.4k number2003: 5.6k number2004: 5.3k number2007: 11.2k number2008: 10.0k number2009: 9.8k number2010: 11.2k number2011: 9.9k number2012: 9.0k number2013: 7.4k number2014: 9.5k number2015: 8.5k number2016: 7.5k number2017: 8.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda stood at 8,124 number.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda peaked at 11,218 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,179 number, in 1995.

Uganda ranks 66th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) in Uganda, 1995 to 2017.
Year number Change
1995 2,179 number
2000 4,286 number +96.7%
2001 4,263 number -0.5%
2002 5,432 number +27.4%
2003 5,593 number +3.0%
2004 5,284 number -5.5%
2007 11,218 number +112.3%
2008 10,043 number -10.5%
2009 9,813 number -2.3%
2010 11,207 number +14.2%
2011 9,865 number -12.0%
2012 8,960 number -9.2%
2013 7,392 number -17.5%
2014 9,530 number +28.9%
2015 8,462 number -11.2%
2016 7,545 number -10.8%
2017 8,124 number +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,179 number 2,179 number 2,179 number 1
2000s 6,992 number 4,263 number 11,218 number 8
2010s 8,886 number 7,392 number 11,207 number 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 63 Lebanon 8,487 number compare
  2. 64 Rwanda 8,304 number compare
  3. 65 Nicaragua 8,294 number compare
  4. 67 Lesotho 8,003 number compare
  5. 68 Ecuador 7,995 number compare
  6. 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7,934 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Uganda was 8,124 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 11,218 number in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 2,179 number in 1995.
How does Uganda rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Uganda ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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