Botswana vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Botswana
2.7%
in 2012
Mauritania
3.2%
in 2016
Botswana rank
66th
Mauritania rank
63rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 157 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 8.9% | 8.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 20.4% | 19.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 18.1% | 16.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 10.6% | 7.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 4.9% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
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, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Botswana as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 157 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
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.