Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Uganda

Uganda: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 8,982 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
8,982 number
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
72nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
12,394 number
in 2007
All-time low
3,681 number
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2017

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Uganda, 1995–2017

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1995200620171995: 3.7k number2000: 5.2k number2001: 5.1k number2002: 6.0k number2003: 6.1k number2004: 5.9k number2007: 12.4k number2008: 11.6k number2009: 10.9k number2010: 12.4k number2011: 11.3k number2012: 10.4k number2013: 9.1k number2014: 10.0k number2015: 8.8k number2016: 7.7k number2017: 9.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 8,982 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Uganda peaked at 12,394 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,681 number, in 1995.

Uganda ranks 72nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,681 number 3,681 number 3,681 number 1
2000s 7,900 number 5,123 number 12,394 number 8
2010s 9,830 number 7,723 number 12,355 number 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 69 Jordan 10,278 number compare
  2. 70 Chile 10,074 number compare
  3. 71 Belgium 9,957 number compare
  4. 73 Netherlands 8,747 number compare
  5. 74 Rwanda 8,681 number compare
  6. 75 Lebanon 8,339 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places β†’

More reference data data for Uganda

All data for Uganda β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Uganda?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Uganda was 8,982 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 12,394 number in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 3,681 number in 1995.
How does Uganda rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Uganda ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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