Eswatini vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
10.3%
in 2017
Rwanda
9.2%
in 2018
Eswatini rank
25th
Rwanda rank
28th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 10.3% against 9.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Eswatini ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 10.3% 16.0% 5.7% Rwanda
1980s 15.5% 11.0% 4.5% Eswatini
1990s 17.6% 19.4% 1.8% Rwanda
2000s 18.9% 22.4% 3.5% Rwanda
2010s 16.0% 13.6% 2.4% Eswatini

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, Eswatini or Rwanda?
Eswatini, at 10.3% against 9.2% in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Rwanda?
1.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 28th 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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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.