Eswatini vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Eswatini
17.9%
in 2016
Malawi
17.5%
in 2013
Eswatini rank
12th
Malawi rank
15th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 17.9% against 17.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 15th of 140 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 12.7% 8.9% 3.8% Eswatini
1980s 14.9% 7.0% 7.8% Eswatini
1990s 16.7% 12.3% 4.4% Eswatini
2000s 18.7% 15.2% 3.5% Eswatini
2010s 20.6% 17.6% 3.0% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Eswatini or Malawi?
Eswatini, at 17.9% against 17.5% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Eswatini and Malawi?
0.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Eswatini ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 15th 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.