Gambia vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Gambia
5.5%
in 2018
Uruguay
5.0%
in 2015
Gambia rank
57th
Uruguay rank
60th

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

  • Gambia
  • Uruguay
5101520197119942018

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.