Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 14,537 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14,537 number
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
74th
of 187 countries
All-time high
24,892 number
in 2007
All-time low
4,003 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2018

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini, 1970–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini is 14,537 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini peaked at 24,892 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4,003 number, in 1970.

Eswatini ranks 74th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 4,003 number —
1971 6,001 number +49.9%
1972 6,546 number +9.1%
1973 6,024 number -8.0%
1974 4,814 number -20.1%
1975 5,083 number +5.6%
1976 4,319 number -15.0%
1977 5,744 number +33.0%
1978 6,110 number +6.4%
1979 6,473 number +5.9%
1980 6,940 number +7.2%
1981 8,052 number +16.0%
1982 9,158 number +13.7%
1983 9,528 number +4.0%
1984 9,737 number +2.2%
1985 11,107 number +14.1%
1986 11,889 number +7.0%
1987 12,800 number +7.7%
1988 13,155 number +2.8%
1989 13,427 number +2.1%
1990 14,222 number +5.9%
1991 15,373 number +8.1%
1992 15,882 number +3.3%
1993 17,023 number +7.2%
1994 16,455 number -3.3%
1995 18,362 number +11.6%
1996 18,198 number -0.9%
1997 18,996 number +4.4%
1998 18,480 number -2.7%
1999 21,331 number +15.4%
2000 20,776 number -2.6%
2001 20,620 number -0.8%
2002 19,052 number -7.6%
2003 20,259 number +6.3%
2004 20,938 number +3.4%
2005 22,418 number +7.1%
2006 22,585 number +0.7%
2007 24,892 number +10.2%
2009 23,166 number -6.9%
2010 21,630 number -6.6%
2011 22,450 number +3.8%
2012 22,154 number -1.3%
2013 24,058 number +8.6%
2014 22,499 number -6.5%
2015 22,489 number -0.0%
2016 19,998 number -11.1%
2017 19,452 number -2.7%
2018 14,537 number -25.3%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 14,537 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,340 number, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 14,537 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,562 number, 21% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +49.9% 4,003 number 6,001 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,512 number 4,003 number 6,546 number 10
1980s 10,579 number 6,940 number 13,427 number 10
1990s 17,432 number 14,222 number 21,331 number 10
2000s 21,634 number 19,052 number 24,892 number 9
2010s 21,030 number 14,537 number 24,058 number 9

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 71 Sierra Leone 16,583 number compare
  2. 72 East Timor 15,829 number compare
  3. 73 El Salvador 15,533 number compare
  4. 75 Netherlands 14,253 number compare
  5. 76 Portugal 14,070 number compare
  6. 77 Paraguay 12,982 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Eswatini was 14,537 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 24,892 number in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 4,003 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Eswatini ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.