Eswatini vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Eswatini
8.4%
in 2017
Rwanda
9.2%
in 2018
Eswatini rank
29th
Rwanda rank
27th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 9.2% against 8.4% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eswatini ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 11.3% 19.8% 8.5% Rwanda
1980s 12.5% 12.2% 0.3% Eswatini
1990s 13.5% 21.7% 8.2% Rwanda
2000s 13.8% 23.9% 10.0% Rwanda
2010s 12.2% 14.8% 2.5% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Eswatini or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 9.2% against 8.4% in Eswatini as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Eswatini and Rwanda?
0.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Eswatini ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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