What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Botswana and Mauritania?

6 number, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?

25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Mauritania: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Botswana

1,124 number

in 2014

Mauritania

1,130 number

in 2019

Botswana rank

78th

Mauritania rank

77th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Botswana
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1,130 number against 1,124 number in Botswana, a difference of 6 number.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 164 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	68 number	789 number	721 number	Mauritania
1980s	107.67 number	1,848 number	1,741 number	Mauritania
1990s	257.89 number	2,559 number	2,301 number	Mauritania
2000s	734.67 number	2,889 number	2,155 number	Mauritania
2010s	922.33 number	2,073 number	1,150 number	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Botswana or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 1,130 number against 1,124 number in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Botswana and Mauritania?: 6 number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Botswana ranks 78th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.