Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 4,455 number in 2018. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay, 1974β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay stood at 4,455 number. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay peaked at 19,612 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4,455 number, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,275 number | 17,348 number | 19,612 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 14,367 number | 11,956 number | 17,135 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 12,917 number | 11,555 number | 13,955 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,757 number | 7,078 number | 12,927 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,950 number | 4,455 number | 7,217 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Uruguay was 4,455 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19,612 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,455 number in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Uruguay ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 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.