Eswatini vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
12.4%
in 2017
Uganda
11.3%
in 2016
Eswatini rank
27th
Uganda rank
29th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 12.4% against 11.3% in Uganda, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.

Eswatini ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 10.7% 10.8% 0.1% Uganda
1980s 13.0% 12.6% 0.3% Eswatini
2000s 16.9% 12.2% 4.7% Eswatini
2010s 16.9% 10.7% 6.2% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Eswatini or Uganda?
Eswatini, at 12.4% against 11.3% in Uganda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Uganda?
1.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 27th and Uganda ranks 29th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.