Botswana vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Botswana
7.3%
in 2014
Nicaragua
8.4%
in 2007
Botswana rank
43rd
Nicaragua rank
40th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 8.4% against 7.3% in Botswana, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Botswana ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 40th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 11.4% 10.6% Nicaragua
1980s 13.6% 8.0% 5.5% Botswana
1990s 12.7% 8.9% 3.8% Botswana
2000s 12.2% 8.3% 3.8% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male, Botswana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 8.4% against 7.3% in Botswana as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male between Botswana and Nicaragua?
1.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 40th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,139 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.