Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda
Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 11.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 11.1% for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in 2016.
That represents a change of up 33.0% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda peaked at 14.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 12.3% | — |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More education data for Uganda
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63,957 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 778,349 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 301,523 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 307,450 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2007)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.84 million (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.22 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uganda was 11.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Uganda rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.