Botswana vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Botswana
8.0%
in 2014
Ethiopia
7.1%
in 2014
Botswana rank
39th
Ethiopia rank
42nd

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

  • Botswana
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8.0% against 7.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7% 8.4% 7.7% Ethiopia
1990s 2.2% 8.6% 6.4% Ethiopia
2000s 5.2% 9.7% 4.5% Ethiopia
2010s 8.0% 7.1% 0.9% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Botswana or Ethiopia?
Botswana, at 8.0% against 7.1% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Botswana and Ethiopia?
0.9%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 39th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, male (%)
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 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.