Gambia vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Gambia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Uruguay ahead.
Gambia ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 15.3% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 12.7% | 3.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 8.6% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Gambia or Uruguay?
- Gambia, at 5.5% against 5.0% in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Gambia and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Gambia and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Gambia ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.