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

Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 18.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
18.6%
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
11th
of 172 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2009
All-time low
15.7%
in 2004
Years of data
9
2001–2009

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uruguay, 2001–2009

051015202001200520092001: 16.8 %2002: 16.1 %2003: 15.7 %2004: 15.7 %2005: 16.5 %2006: 17.2 %2007: 16.2 %2008: 16.7 %2009: 18.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 18.6% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in 2009. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uruguay peaked at 18.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2004.

Uruguay ranks 11th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2009.
Year % Change
2001 16.8%
2002 16.1% -4.3%
2003 15.7% -2.2%
2004 15.7% -0.0%
2005 16.5% +5.2%
2006 17.2% +3.9%
2007 16.2% -5.5%
2008 16.7% +2.9%
2009 18.6% +11.5%

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Burundi 23.0% compare
  2. 9 Niger 22.6% compare
  3. 10 Lesotho 21.3% compare
  4. 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.2%
  5. 13 Burkina Faso 18.2% compare
  6. 14 Congo 17.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uruguay?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Uruguay was 18.6% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Uruguay ranks 11th out of 172 countries with data for 2009.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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.