Argentina vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Argentina
3.2%
in 2016
Uruguay
3.4%
in 2015
Argentina rank
65th
Uruguay rank
63rd

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

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 181 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 7.2% 12.5% 5.3% Uruguay
1990s 4.6% 6.9% 2.3% Uruguay
2000s 4.8% 5.8% 1.0% Uruguay
2010s 2.3% 3.8% 1.5% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Argentina or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Argentina as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Argentina and Uruguay?
0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Argentina ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.