Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 1.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1977–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay stood at 1.3%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 9.7% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 74th out of 141 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 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.7% | — |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 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 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay was 1.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. 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 5 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.