Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda

Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 383,387 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
383,387 number
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
6th
of 187 countries
All-time high
578,506 number
in 2009
All-time low
70,950 number
in 1982
Years of data
18
1982–2017

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uganda, 1982–2017

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1982199920171982: 71.0k number1986: 138.5k number2001: 314.0k number2002: 372.6k number2003: 492.7k number2004: 499.5k number2005: 477.8k number2007: 547.4k number2008: 428.9k number2009: 578.5k number2010: 441.6k number2011: 407.1k number2012: 434.9k number2013: 430.0k number2014: 305.8k number2015: 292.8k number2016: 336.1k number2017: 383.4k number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Madagascar, Republic of 517,410 number compare
  2. 4 Malawi 515,255 number compare
  3. 5 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 510,692 number compare
  4. 7 Least developed countries 6.12 million number compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 332,343 number compare
  6. 8 India 331,726 number compare
  7. 9 Iraq 309,641 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for Uganda β†’

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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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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