Repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repeaters, primary, female was 11.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11.0%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
25th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2007
All-time low
9.1%
in 1975
Years of data
47
1970–2017

Repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2017

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini stood at 11.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini peaked at 15.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1975.

Eswatini ranks 25th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2017.
Year % of female enrollment Change
1970 9.8%
1971 14.2% +45.0%
1972 14.2% +0.1%
1973 12.2% -13.9%
1974 9.8% -19.5%
1975 9.1% -7.5%
1976 12.0% +31.5%
1977 9.3% -22.5%
1978 9.3% +0.5%
1979 9.5% +2.2%
1980 9.4% -1.4%
1981 10.2% +9.3%
1982 11.1% +8.0%
1983 11.2% +1.4%
1984 10.8% -4.1%
1985 12.1% +12.6%
1986 13.1% +8.0%
1987 13.3% +1.5%
1988 13.0% -2.1%
1989 12.7% -2.1%
1990 12.8% +0.2%
1991 13.0% +1.4%
1992 13.3% +2.3%
1993 13.5% +1.9%
1994 12.7% -6.0%
1995 13.2% +3.7%
1996 13.3% +1.0%
1997 13.3% +0.2%
1998 13.3% -0.3%
1999 14.5% +9.1%
2000 13.2% -9.1%
2001 14.3% +8.9%
2002 13.2% -7.7%
2003 13.7% +3.1%
2004 13.6% -0.1%
2005 15.0% +9.8%
2006 14.0% -6.7%
2007 15.3% +9.4%
2009 14.4% -5.7%
2010 12.9% -10.3%
2011 13.0% +0.7%
2012 13.1% +0.7%
2013 14.4% +9.6%
2014 13.3% -7.7%
2015 13.2% -0.2%
2016 11.7% -11.7%
2017 11.0% -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.9% 9.1% 14.2% 10
1980s 11.7% 9.4% 13.3% 10
1990s 13.3% 12.7% 14.5% 10
2000s 14.1% 13.2% 15.3% 9
2010s 12.8% 11.0% 14.4% 8

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 22 New Caledonia 12.0% compare
  2. 23 Cameroon 11.9% compare
  3. 24 East Timor 11.2% compare
  4. 26 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% compare
  5. 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.0% compare
  6. 28 Sao Tome and Principe 9.9% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini?
Repeaters, primary, female in Eswatini was 11.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1975.
How does Eswatini rank for repeaters, primary, female?
Eswatini ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.