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

Botswana
5.6%
in 2012
Tonga
5.9%
in 2005
Botswana rank
56th
Tonga rank
54th

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

  • Botswana
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Tonga ahead.

Botswana ranks 56th and Tonga ranks 54th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 5.8% 7.1% 1.3% Tonga
1990s 3.7% 7.8% 4.1% Tonga
2000s 5.2% 6.0% 0.8% Tonga

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 Tonga?
Tonga, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Botswana as of 2005.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Botswana and Tonga?
0.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
7 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2005.
How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Botswana ranks 56th and Tonga ranks 54th 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.