Botswana vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Botswana
8.1%
in 2014
Uganda
9.0%
in 2016
Botswana rank
36th
Uganda rank
33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 9.0% against 8.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.

Botswana ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 33rd of 183 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3% 12.0% 11.7% Uganda
1980s 0.5% 13.8% 13.2% Uganda
2000s 4.1% 12.0% 7.9% Uganda
2010s 6.9% 8.4% 1.5% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Botswana or Uganda?
Uganda, at 9.0% against 8.1% in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and Uganda?
0.9%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%). 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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