Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 4.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
4.4%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
54th
of 171 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 1977
All-time low
4.4%
in 2015
Years of data
33
1977–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1977–2015

57.51012.51517.51977199620151977: 16.4 %1984: 12 %1985: 10.9 %1986: 10.4 %1987: 9.5 %1988: 8.7 %1989: 9.9 %1990: 11.6 %1991: 11 %1992: 10.1 %1993: 10.3 %1994: 10 %1995: 9.7 %1996: 9.3 %1997: 9 %1998: 8.9 %1999: 8.8 %2000: 10 %2001: 9.3 %2002: 9.3 %2003: 8.5 %2004: 8.5 %2005: 8.2 %2006: 8.1 %2007: 7.8 %2008: 6 %2009: 6.1 %2010: 5.7 %2011: 5.8 %2012: 5.2 %2013: 4.7 %2014: 4.5 %2015: 4.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 16.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.

Uruguay ranks 54th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%) in Uruguay, 1977 to 2015.
Year % Change
1977 16.4%
1984 12.0% -27.0%
1985 10.9% -9.3%
1986 10.4% -4.0%
1987 9.5% -8.4%
1988 8.7% -8.8%
1989 9.9% +13.5%
1990 11.6% +17.3%
1991 11.0% -5.1%
1992 10.1% -8.4%
1993 10.3% +2.2%
1994 10.0% -3.4%
1995 9.7% -2.8%
1996 9.3% -4.1%
1997 9.0% -3.4%
1998 8.9% -0.7%
1999 8.8% -0.6%
2000 10.0% +12.9%
2001 9.3% -6.9%
2002 9.3% -0.4%
2003 8.5% -8.4%
2004 8.5% -0.1%
2005 8.2% -3.5%
2006 8.1% -0.5%
2007 7.8% -4.4%
2008 6.0% -23.5%
2009 6.1% +3.3%
2010 5.7% -7.8%
2011 5.8% +1.6%
2012 5.2% -10.5%
2013 4.7% -9.2%
2014 4.5% -4.5%
2015 4.4% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 1
1980s 10.2% 8.7% 12.0% 6
1990s 9.9% 8.8% 11.6% 10
2000s 8.2% 6.0% 10.0% 10
2010s 5.0% 4.4% 5.8% 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.9% compare
  2. 52 Peru 4.8% compare
  3. 53 Argentina 4.6% compare
  4. 55 Burkina Faso 4.3% compare
  5. 56 Gambia 4.2% compare
  6. 57 Costa Rica 4.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uruguay was 4.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1977.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Uruguay ranks 54th out of 171 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.