Syrian Arab Republic vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Syrian Arab Republic
4.5%
in 2012
Uruguay
4.2%
in 2015
Syrian Arab Republic rank
61st
Uruguay rank
64th

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

  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 64th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syrian Arab Republic Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 9.8% 13.2% 3.4% Uruguay
1980s 7.7% 9.7% 2.0% Uruguay
1990s 7.2% 9.3% 2.1% Uruguay
2000s 7.2% 7.2% 0.0% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 6.6% 5.1% 1.5% Syrian Arab 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, Syrian Arab Republic or Uruguay?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.5% against 4.2% in Uruguay as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Syrian Arab Republic and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st 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.