Eritrea vs Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Eritrea
8.5%
in 2017
Eswatini
10.2%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
31st
Eswatini rank
28th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 10.2% against 8.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 31st and Eswatini ranks 28th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 16.6% | 6.7% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 16.6% | 9.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Eritrea or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 10.2% against 8.5% in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 1.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Eswatini?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Eritrea and Eswatini rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 31st and Eswatini ranks 28th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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
February 2026 Data Release