Eswatini vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
12.6%
in 2017
Sao Tome and Principe
13.6%
in 2016
Eswatini rank
23rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
20th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 13.6% against 12.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Eswatini ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 16.8% 18.8% 2.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 16.1% 15.8% 0.4% 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, Eswatini or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 13.6% against 12.6% in Eswatini as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 23rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 20th 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.