Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.9%
in 2018
Uruguay
4.2%
in 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
65th
Uruguay rank
64th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 4.2% against 3.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 184 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 25.3% 9.2% 16.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 18.2% 7.2% 11.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 8.2% 4.7% 3.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 4.2% against 3.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.