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

Eswatini: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 11.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11.7%
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
25th
of 181 countries
All-time high
20.8%
in 2006
All-time low
9.5%
in 1975
Years of data
46
1970–2017

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 11.7% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2017.

The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eswatini peaked at 20.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1975.

That places Eswatini 25th 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.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2017.
Year % Change
1970 16.9%
1971 17.8% +5.5%
1972 15.3% -14.0%
1973 11.5% -25.0%
1974 11.6% +0.8%
1975 9.5% -18.0%
1976 12.2% +28.9%
1977 12.5% +2.2%
1978 12.8% +2.4%
1979 13.1% +2.5%
1980 14.4% +9.5%
1981 15.2% +5.9%
1982 15.1% -0.5%
1983 14.9% -1.7%
1984 16.4% +10.2%
1985 16.9% +3.2%
1986 17.9% +5.9%
1987 17.7% -1.0%
1988 17.5% -1.4%
1989 18.0% +3.2%
1990 18.3% +1.7%
1991 18.2% -0.8%
1992 18.7% +2.6%
1993 17.4% -6.9%
1994 18.8% +8.0%
1995 17.8% -5.4%
1996 18.4% +3.4%
1997 17.6% -4.3%
1998 19.9% +13.2%
1999 19.0% -4.5%
2000 18.7% -1.7%
2001 17.5% -6.3%
2002 18.7% +6.7%
2003 19.5% +4.5%
2004 19.8% +1.5%
2005 19.6% -0.9%
2006 20.8% +6.1%
2009 17.8% -14.3%
2010 17.7% -0.6%
2011 17.4% -1.7%
2012 19.1% +9.8%
2013 17.9% -6.4%
2014 17.8% -0.5%
2015 15.8% -11.5%
2016 15.5% -1.5%
2017 11.7% -24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.3% 9.5% 17.8% 10
1980s 16.4% 14.4% 18.0% 10
1990s 18.4% 17.4% 19.9% 10
2000s 19.0% 17.5% 20.8% 8
2010s 16.6% 11.7% 19.1% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 22 Guinea 13.9% compare
  2. 23 Cameroon 13.9% compare
  3. 24 Nicaragua 12.5% compare
  4. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 11.6% compare
  5. 27 Rwanda 10.9% compare
  6. 28 Lesotho 10.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Eswatini was 11.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1975.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Eswatini ranks 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.