Eswatini vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
13.1%
in 2017
Namibia
14.8%
in 2017
Eswatini rank
20th
Namibia rank
18th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.8% against 13.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 18th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.7% 12.2% 1.5% Eswatini
2000s 15.6% 12.8% 2.8% Eswatini
2010s 15.6% 14.3% 1.3% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Eswatini or Namibia?
Namibia, at 14.8% against 13.1% in Eswatini as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Namibia?
1.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 18th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
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.