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

Eswatini: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 8.4% in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
8.4%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
29th
of 181 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2006
All-time low
8.4%
in 2017
Years of data
46
1970–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Eswatini, 1970–2017

051015197019932017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Eswatini stood at 8.4%. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Eswatini peaked at 15.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2017.

That places Eswatini 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.5% 9.5% 15.1% 10
1980s 12.5% 10.9% 13.8% 10
1990s 13.6% 13.1% 14.8% 10
2000s 14.2% 12.9% 15.5% 8
2010s 12.2% 8.4% 14.3% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 26 Nicaragua 9.3% compare
  2. 27 Rwanda 9.2% compare
  3. 28 Uganda 8.8% compare
  4. 30 Tunisia 8.3% compare
  5. 31 Libya 8.2% compare
  6. 32 Gambia 7.8% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Eswatini

All data for Eswatini β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Eswatini was 8.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Eswatini ranks 29th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.