Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 1.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1977–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.1% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 9.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 77th out of 118 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.9% | — |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -46.7% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -18.0% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 74 Luxembourg 1.3% compare
- 75 Costa Rica 1.2% compare
- 76 Rwanda 1.1% compare
- 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% compare
- 79 Honduras 1.0% compare
- 80 Guyana 1.0% compare
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 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Uruguay was 1.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 118 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.