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

Eswatini
4.9%
in 2017
Zambia
7.4%
in 2012
Eswatini rank
8th
Zambia rank
5th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.4% against 4.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th of 24 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 20.7% 8.0% 12.7% Eswatini
1980s 15.5% 8.5% 7.0% Eswatini
1990s 9.8% 12.6% 2.7% Zambia
2000s 7.3% 12.5% 5.2% Zambia
2010s 7.5% 7.4% 0.1% 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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 7.4% against 4.9% in Eswatini as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Zambia?
2.5%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 5th 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.