Botswana vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Botswana
7.5%
in 2014
Guatemala
8.0%
in 2018
Botswana rank
36th
Guatemala rank
33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 8.0% against 7.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 11.3% 11.0% Guatemala
1980s 0.7% 13.1% 12.4% Guatemala
1990s 1.8% 11.6% 9.8% Guatemala
2000s 4.0% 10.4% 6.4% Guatemala
2010s 5.8% 9.1% 3.3% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Botswana or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 8.0% against 7.5% in Botswana as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and Guatemala?
0.5%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guatemala?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 36th and Guatemala ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.