Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda

Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 3.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3.8%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
28th
of 68 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2010
All-time low
2.0%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2000–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda, 2000–2016

02462000200820162000: 2.8 %2001: 2.6 %2002: 4.1 %2003: 3.4 %2006: 5 %2007: 4.7 %2008: 4.3 %2009: 4.7 %2010: 5.2 %2011: 4.6 %2012: 2 %2013: 4.2 %2014: 3.6 %2016: 3.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 3.8% for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda peaked at 5.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.

Uganda ranks 28th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Uganda, 2000 to 2016.
Year % Change
2000 2.8%
2001 2.6% -9.2%
2002 4.1% +58.4%
2003 3.4% -15.5%
2006 5.0% +45.6%
2007 4.7% -5.6%
2008 4.3% -9.6%
2009 4.7% +9.5%
2010 5.2% +11.2%
2011 4.6% -12.5%
2012 2.0% -56.2%
2013 4.2% +108.6%
2014 3.6% -12.4%
2016 3.8% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.0% 2.6% 5.0% 8
2010s 3.9% 2.0% 5.2% 6

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 25 Bhutan 6.7% compare
  2. 26 Syrian Arab Republic 6.3% compare
  3. 27 Jordan 4.3% compare
  4. 29 Bulgaria 3.7%
  5. 30 Germany 3.6% compare
  6. 31 Andorra 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Uganda was 3.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
How does Uganda rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
Uganda ranks 28th out of 68 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 981 data points, 1971–2019
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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.