Botswana vs South Africa: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Botswana
9.0%
in 2014
South Africa
9.5%
in 2017
Botswana rank
27th
South Africa rank
25th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9.5% against 9.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Botswana ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8% 11.4% 8.5% South Africa
2000s 5.6% 9.9% 4.3% South Africa
2010s 8.5% 12.9% 4.4% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9.5% against 9.0% in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Botswana and South Africa?
0.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2014.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Botswana ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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 Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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