Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 1.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1977–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 11.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 72nd out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11.6% | — |
| 1984 | 7.5% | -35.3% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay?
- Repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female in Uruguay was 1.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.