Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 21.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
21.9%
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
12th
of 153 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2009
All-time low
16.6%
in 2003
Years of data
9
2001–2009

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay, 2001–2009

051015202001200520092001: 19 %2002: 17.9 %2003: 16.6 %2004: 16.8 %2005: 18.8 %2006: 19.2 %2007: 18.8 %2008: 20.1 %2009: 21.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2009, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay peaked at 21.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2003.

Uruguay ranks 12th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2009.
Year % Change
2001 19.0%
2002 17.9% -5.9%
2003 16.6% -7.1%
2004 16.8% +1.2%
2005 18.8% +12.0%
2006 19.2% +2.0%
2007 18.8% -1.9%
2008 20.1% +6.9%
2009 21.9% +8.9%

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 9 Togo 24.2% compare
  2. 10 Senegal 22.6% compare
  3. 11 Niger 22.1% compare
  4. 13 Guinea 21.7% compare
  5. 14 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
  6. 15 Burundi 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Uruguay was 21.9% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Uruguay ranks 12th out of 153 countries with data for 2009.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.