What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Jordan and Uruguay?

505 number, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Uruguay?

31 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Uruguay: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Jordan

6,477 number

in 2019

Uruguay

6,982 number

in 2018

Jordan rank

92nd

Uruguay rank

89th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Jordan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6,982 number against 6,477 number in Jordan, a difference of 505 number.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

Jordan ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 187 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,957 number	25,183 number	17,227 number	Uruguay
1980s	14,894 number	21,270 number	6,376 number	Uruguay
1990s	10,721 number	19,766 number	9,045 number	Uruguay
2000s	3,120 number	16,838 number	13,718 number	Uruguay
2010s	4,394 number	9,243 number	4,849 number	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Jordan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 6,982 number against 6,477 number in Jordan as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Jordan and Uruguay?: 505 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Uruguay?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Uruguay rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Jordan ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 89th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.