Eswatini vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Eswatini
91.4%
in 2017
Namibia
32.5%
in 2012
Eswatini rank
1st
Namibia rank
3rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 91.4% against 32.5% in Namibia, a difference of 58.9%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.8 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 3rd of 172 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.4% 13.3% 1.9% Namibia
2000s 12.0% 23.7% 11.7% Namibia
2010s 14.2% 32.5% 18.3% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male, Eswatini or Namibia?
Eswatini, at 91.4% against 32.5% in Namibia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Eswatini and Namibia?
58.9%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Eswatini ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.