Botswana vs Syria: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Botswana
5.6%
in 2012
Syria
5.0%
in 2012
Botswana rank
56th
Syria rank
59th

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

  • Botswana
  • Syria
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.6% against 5.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.

Botswana ranks 56th and Syria ranks 59th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.8% 9.9% 8.1% Syria
1980s 5.5% 8.5% 3.1% Syria
1990s 3.7% 8.0% 4.3% Syria
2000s 5.2% 8.0% 2.8% Syria
2010s 5.6% 5.0% 0.6% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Botswana or Syria?
Botswana, at 5.6% against 5.0% in Syria as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Botswana and Syria?
0.6%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Botswana ranks 56th and Syria ranks 59th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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