Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda

Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 52.5%
World rank
146th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1976–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda, 1976–2016

0.511.521976199620161976: 0.658 %2000: 1.4 %2001: 1.7 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 0.888 %2004: 0.89 %2005: 1.7 %2006: 2 %2007: 1.2 %2008: 1 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 0.774 %2011: 0.677 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1 %2014: 0.658 %2016: 0.313 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.3% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 52.5% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda peaked at 2.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.

That places Uganda 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Uganda, 1976 to 2016.
Year % Change
1976 0.7%
2000 1.4% +108.3%
2001 1.7% +23.1%
2002 1.1% -35.8%
2003 0.9% -18.1%
2004 0.9% +0.2%
2005 1.7% +92.8%
2006 2.0% +16.2%
2007 1.2% -38.6%
2008 1.0% -15.9%
2009 1.3% +23.5%
2010 0.8% -39.1%
2011 0.7% -12.6%
2012 1.5% +115.3%
2013 1.0% -28.6%
2014 0.7% -36.8%
2016 0.3% -52.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 1.3% 0.9% 2.0% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.3% 1.5% 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 143 India 0.4% compare
  2. 144 Fiji 0.4% compare
  3. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
  4. 147 Indonesia 0.3% compare
  5. 148 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  6. 149 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda was 0.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
How does Uganda rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Uganda ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.