Botswana vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Botswana
4.4%
in 2012
Uruguay
4.2%
in 2015
Botswana rank
62nd
Uruguay rank
64th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.4% against 4.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 64th of 184 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 13.3% | 11.2% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 9.7% | 4.3% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 9.3% | 6.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 7.6% | 3.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Botswana, at 4.4% against 4.2% in Uruguay as of 2012.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 64th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.