Eswatini vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Eswatini
8.8%
in 2017
Zambia
8.8%
in 2015
Eswatini rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 8.8% against 8.8% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 186 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.5% 0.4% 12.1% Eswatini
1980s 17.1% 0.4% 16.7% Eswatini
1990s 21.4% 4.4% 17.0% Eswatini
2000s 21.9% 5.7% 16.1% Eswatini
2010s 17.9% 7.1% 10.9% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Eswatini or Zambia?
Zambia, at 8.8% against 8.8% in Eswatini as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Eswatini and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Eswatini ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th 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.