Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda

Uganda: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 69,436 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
69,436 number
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
7th
of 185 countries
All-time high
93,199 number
in 2007
All-time low
15,703 number
in 1982
Years of data
18
1982–2017

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda, 1982–2017

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1982199920171982: 15.7k number1986: 27.4k number2001: 54.1k number2002: 62.1k number2003: 78.6k number2004: 79.2k number2005: 83.8k number2007: 93.2k number2008: 72.9k number2009: 91.3k number2010: 70.0k number2011: 64.1k number2012: 68.3k number2013: 67.7k number2014: 55.5k number2015: 53.1k number2016: 59.7k number2017: 69.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda is 69,436 number, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda peaked at 93,199 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15,703 number, in 1982.

Uganda ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number) in Uganda, 1982 to 2017.
Year number Change
1982 15,703 number
1986 27,424 number +74.6%
2001 54,138 number +97.4%
2002 62,096 number +14.7%
2003 78,572 number +26.5%
2004 79,203 number +0.8%
2005 83,761 number +5.8%
2007 93,199 number +11.3%
2008 72,853 number -21.8%
2009 91,327 number +25.4%
2010 70,004 number -23.3%
2011 64,128 number -8.4%
2012 68,340 number +6.6%
2013 67,677 number -1.0%
2014 55,469 number -18.0%
2015 53,109 number -4.3%
2016 59,727 number +12.5%
2017 69,436 number +16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21,564 number 15,703 number 27,424 number 2
2000s 76,894 number 54,138 number 93,199 number 8
2010s 63,486 number 53,109 number 70,004 number 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 4 Bangladesh 107,291 number compare
  2. 5 Malawi 95,720 number compare
  3. 6 Ethiopia 88,522 number compare
  4. 8 Iraq 64,667 number compare
  5. 9 India 62,351 number compare
  6. 10 Mali 52,433 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda?
Repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Uganda was 69,436 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 93,199 number in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 15,703 number in 1982.
How does Uganda rank for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Uganda ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,333 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.