Botswana vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Botswana
3.2%
in 2012
Mauritania
3.4%
in 2016
Botswana rank
61st
Mauritania rank
58th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 58th of 140 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 17.1% 15.6% Mauritania
2000s 3.4% 10.9% 7.5% Mauritania
2010s 3.2% 4.6% 1.4% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 3.4% against 3.2% in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 58th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.