Eswatini vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes

Eswatini
4.9%
in 2017
Uganda
5.5%
in 2016
Eswatini rank
8th
Uganda rank
7th

Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.5% against 4.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 7th of 24 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 15.2% 8.8% 6.5% Eswatini
2000s 8.2% 9.7% 1.5% Uganda
2010s 6.6% 5.8% 0.8% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes, Eswatini or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.5% against 4.9% in Eswatini as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Uganda?
0.6%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 7th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 7 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 7 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 408 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.