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

Latest (2015)
1.3%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
74th
of 141 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 1977
All-time low
1.3%
in 2015
Years of data
32
1977–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1977–2015

2468101977199620151977: 9.7 %1984: 6.2 %1985: 5.7 %1986: 5.5 %1987: 4.5 %1988: 4.2 %1989: 4.5 %1990: 5.2 %1991: 5.1 %1992: 4.9 %1993: 5 %1994: 5 %1995: 4.3 %1996: 4 %1997: 4.2 %1998: 4.1 %2000: 4 %2001: 3.8 %2002: 3.6 %2003: 3 %2004: 3.1 %2005: 3.2 %2006: 2.9 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 2.2 %2009: 2.2 %2010: 2 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 1.8 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.4 %2015: 1.3 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%) in Uruguay, 1977 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.5% compare
  2. 72 Belgium 1.4% compare
  3. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.3% compare
  4. 75 Panama 1.1% compare
  5. 76 Honduras 1.1% compare
  6. 77 Pakistan 1.1% compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
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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.