Eswatini vs South Africa: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
8.0%
in 2017
South Africa
8.6%
in 2017
Eswatini rank
37th
South Africa rank
34th

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

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 8.6% against 8.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 17.4% 10.0% 7.5% Eswatini
2000s 15.7% 6.2% 9.5% Eswatini
2010s 11.2% 9.7% 1.6% Eswatini

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, Eswatini or South Africa?
South Africa, at 8.6% against 8.0% in Eswatini as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and South Africa?
0.6%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th 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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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.