Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 8.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
8.2%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
30th
of 174 countries
All-time high
15.2%
in 1989
All-time low
5.0%
in 1973
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016

57.51012.5151970199320161970: 8.6 %1971: 9.2 %1972: 7.8 %1973: 5 %1974: 5.1 %1975: 9.4 %1976: 7.2 %1977: 6.6 %1978: 7 %1979: 7.7 %1980: 8.4 %1981: 8.9 %1982: 9.5 %1983: 9.4 %1984: 11.6 %1985: 12.4 %1986: 12.3 %1987: 13.4 %1988: 13.7 %1989: 15.2 %1990: 14.2 %1991: 13.2 %1992: 13.1 %1993: 12.6 %1994: 12.5 %1995: 12.7 %1996: 12.6 %1997: 12.9 %1998: 14.6 %1999: 13.6 %2000: 13.4 %2001: 11.8 %2002: 12.7 %2004: 14.6 %2005: 12.7 %2006: 14.8 %2009: 12.2 %2012: 12.4 %2013: 10.6 %2014: 10.7 %2015: 8.6 %2016: 8.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini stood at 8.2%.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 15.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1973.

That places Eswatini 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 8.6%
1971 9.2% +7.5%
1972 7.8% -15.0%
1973 5.0% -36.5%
1974 5.1% +2.0%
1975 9.4% +84.8%
1976 7.2% -22.9%
1977 6.6% -9.1%
1978 7.0% +6.9%
1979 7.7% +9.0%
1980 8.4% +9.7%
1981 8.9% +6.1%
1982 9.5% +6.4%
1983 9.4% -0.8%
1984 11.6% +23.1%
1985 12.4% +6.7%
1986 12.3% -0.9%
1987 13.4% +9.3%
1988 13.7% +2.5%
1989 15.2% +10.8%
1990 14.2% -6.5%
1991 13.2% -7.0%
1992 13.1% -1.2%
1993 12.6% -3.9%
1994 12.5% -0.6%
1995 12.7% +1.5%
1996 12.6% -0.4%
1997 12.9% +2.6%
1998 14.6% +12.5%
1999 13.6% -6.7%
2000 13.4% -1.2%
2001 11.8% -11.8%
2002 12.7% +7.1%
2004 14.6% +15.2%
2005 12.7% -12.9%
2006 14.8% +16.7%
2009 12.2% -17.5%
2012 12.4% +1.2%
2013 10.6% -14.4%
2014 10.7% +0.7%
2015 8.6% -19.0%
2016 8.2% -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.4% 5.0% 9.4% 10
1980s 11.5% 8.4% 15.2% 10
1990s 13.2% 12.5% 14.6% 10
2000s 13.2% 11.8% 14.8% 7
2010s 10.1% 8.2% 12.4% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 27 Suriname 8.9% compare
  2. 28 Uganda 8.7% compare
  3. 29 Botswana 8.3% compare
  4. 31 Tunisia 8.2% compare
  5. 32 Aruba 7.6% compare
  6. 33 Yemen 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Eswatini was 8.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1989.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1973.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Eswatini ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.