Botswana vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Botswana
8.3%
in 2014
Suriname
8.9%
in 2018
Botswana rank
29th
Suriname rank
27th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 8.9% against 8.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 27th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 21.1% 20.7% Suriname
1980s 0.5% 15.3% 14.8% Suriname
2000s 3.8% 11.9% 8.0% Suriname
2010s 5.8% 10.0% 4.3% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Botswana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 8.9% against 8.3% in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Botswana and Suriname?
0.6%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Botswana ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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