Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda
Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 383,387 number in 2017. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda, 1982β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda is 383,387 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda peaked at 578,506 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70,950 number, in 1982.
That places Uganda 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 104,748 number | 70,950 number | 138,545 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 463,922 number | 314,044 number | 578,506 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 378,950 number | 292,785 number | 441,592 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Madagascar, Republic of 517,410 number compare
- 4 Malawi 515,255 number compare
- 5 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 510,692 number compare
- 7 Least developed countries 6.12 million number compare
- 7 Bangladesh 332,343 number compare
- 8 India 331,726 number compare
- 9 Iraq 309,641 number compare
More education data for Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda was 383,387 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 578,506 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,950 number in 1982.
- How does Uganda rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.