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

Laos
3.1%
in 2018
Uruguay
3.4%
in 2015
Laos rank
66th
Uruguay rank
63rd

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

  • Laos
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 181 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 23.7% 7.5% 16.2% Laos
2000s 17.0% 5.8% 11.1% Laos
2010s 7.3% 3.8% 3.5% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Laos or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Laos as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Laos and Uruguay?
0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Laos and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Laos ranks 66th 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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About this data

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.