Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda

Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
135th
of 172 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2006
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1976–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda, 1976–2016

0.511.522.531976199620161976: 2 %2000: 2 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.5 %2005: 2.2 %2006: 2.8 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 1.6 %2009: 1.7 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.4 %2013: 0.693 %2014: 0.644 %2016: 0.536 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 0.5% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda peaked at 2.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

Uganda ranks 135th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Uganda, 1976 to 2016.
Year % Change
1976 2.0%
2000 2.0% +3.5%
2001 2.6% +29.5%
2002 1.5% -41.7%
2003 1.5% -5.2%
2005 2.2% +53.6%
2006 2.8% +23.8%
2007 2.1% -23.0%
2008 1.6% -26.6%
2009 1.7% +6.9%
2010 1.1% -31.7%
2011 1.1% -5.3%
2012 1.4% +31.0%
2013 0.7% -51.0%
2014 0.6% -7.0%
2016 0.5% -16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1
2000s 2.0% 1.5% 2.8% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 1.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uganda was 0.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Uganda rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Uganda ranks 135th out of 172 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.