Botswana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Botswana
8.9%
in 2014
Lao People's Democratic Republic
9.4%
in 2018
Botswana rank
38th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
35th

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

  • Botswana
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 9.4% against 8.9% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 38th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 3.2% 39.4% 36.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 8.1% 34.0% 25.9% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 9.6% 17.2% 7.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Botswana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 9.4% against 8.9% in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 38th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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