Botswana vs Paraguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Botswana
2.7%
in 2012
Paraguay
2.3%
in 2011
Botswana rank
66th
Paraguay rank
69th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.7% against 2.3% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Botswana ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 69th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 6.0% 5.8% Paraguay
1980s 0.7% 5.3% 4.6% Paraguay
1990s 1.2% 4.1% 2.9% Paraguay
2000s 3.0% 2.4% 0.7% Botswana

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 Paraguay?
Botswana, at 2.7% against 2.3% in Paraguay as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and Paraguay?
0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 69th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.