Eswatini vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
12.6%
in 2017
Suriname
12.3%
in 2018
Eswatini rank
23rd
Suriname rank
24th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Suriname, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Eswatini ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 24th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 11.6% 23.2% 11.5% Suriname
1980s 13.4% 21.0% 7.6% Suriname
2000s 17.5% 13.5% 4.0% Eswatini
2010s 16.7% 14.0% 2.7% 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 Suriname?
Eswatini, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Suriname as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Suriname?
0.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Suriname?
19 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 24th 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.