Repeaters, primary, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Repeaters, primary, total was 13.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, total in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 13.4% for repeaters, primary, total in 2017.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Eswatini peaked at 18.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1975.
Eswatini ranks 21st of 189 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, total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.5% | — |
| 1971 | 15.3% | +45.0% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -21.9% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 10.7% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 10.9% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 16.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 14.1% compare
- 19 Rwanda 13.6% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 13.5% compare
- 22 Timor-Leste 13.4% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 12.3% compare
- 24 Cameroon 12.2% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Eswatini?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Eswatini was 13.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1975.
- How does Eswatini rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Eswatini ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.