Botswana vs Yemen: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Botswana
8.9%
in 2014
Yemen
9.4%
in 2012
Botswana rank
38th
Yemen rank
36th

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

  • Botswana
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9.4% against 8.9% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Yemen ahead.

Botswana ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 7.1% 4.4% 2.7% Botswana
2010s 11.3% 9.4% 1.9% Botswana

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 9.4% against 8.9% in Botswana as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Botswana and Yemen?
0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 36th 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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About this data

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.