Botswana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Botswana
4.4%
in 2012
Syrian Arab Republic
4.5%
in 2012
Botswana rank
62nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
61st

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 62nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st of 184 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 2.5% 9.8% 7.3% Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 5.4% 7.9% 2.5% Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 3.2% 7.1% 4.0% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 4.3% 7.1% 2.8% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 4.4% 4.5% 0.0% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Botswana or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Botswana as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Botswana ranks 62nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 61st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.