Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 11.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.0%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
17th
of 171 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2006
All-time low
6.8%
in 1973
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016

0510151970199320161970: 11.5 %1971: 11.5 %1972: 9 %1973: 6.8 %1974: 7.3 %1975: 12 %1976: 8.6 %1977: 8.4 %1978: 9.5 %1979: 8.6 %1980: 10.3 %1981: 11.6 %1982: 11 %1983: 11.1 %1984: 12.4 %1985: 13.2 %1986: 14 %1987: 14.1 %1988: 13.9 %1989: 13.9 %1990: 13.4 %1991: 14.6 %1992: 15.1 %1993: 13.9 %1994: 13.9 %1995: 14.4 %1996: 14.2 %1997: 14.6 %1998: 15.8 %1999: 15.4 %2000: 15.1 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 14.4 %2004: 16.4 %2005: 16 %2006: 17.2 %2009: 15.6 %2012: 15.4 %2013: 14 %2014: 14.1 %2015: 11.9 %2016: 11 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini is 11.0%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 17.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1973.

That places Eswatini 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 11.5%
1971 11.5% +0.0%
1972 9.0% -21.4%
1973 6.8% -24.7%
1974 7.3% +8.1%
1975 12.0% +63.3%
1976 8.6% -28.1%
1977 8.4% -2.9%
1978 9.5% +14.2%
1979 8.6% -10.0%
1980 10.3% +19.3%
1981 11.6% +13.2%
1982 11.0% -5.3%
1983 11.1% +1.0%
1984 12.4% +11.8%
1985 13.2% +6.5%
1986 14.0% +6.0%
1987 14.1% +0.5%
1988 13.9% -1.1%
1989 13.9% -0.3%
1990 13.4% -3.4%
1991 14.6% +9.1%
1992 15.1% +2.9%
1993 13.9% -7.4%
1994 13.9% -0.3%
1995 14.4% +3.6%
1996 14.2% -1.7%
1997 14.6% +3.5%
1998 15.8% +8.2%
1999 15.4% -3.0%
2000 15.1% -1.8%
2001 14.2% -6.2%
2002 14.4% +1.7%
2004 16.4% +14.0%
2005 16.0% -2.7%
2006 17.2% +7.9%
2009 15.6% -9.6%
2012 15.4% -1.2%
2013 14.0% -9.0%
2014 14.1% +0.5%
2015 11.9% -15.8%
2016 11.0% -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.3% 6.8% 12.0% 10
1980s 12.6% 10.3% 14.1% 10
1990s 14.5% 13.4% 15.8% 10
2000s 15.5% 14.2% 17.2% 7
2010s 13.3% 11.0% 15.4% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 14 Vanuatu 12.6% compare
  2. 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.5% compare
  3. 16 Suriname 11.9% compare
  4. 18 Timor-Leste 10.9% compare
  5. 19 Tunisia 10.2% compare
  6. 20 Uganda 9.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Eswatini was 11.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1973.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
Eswatini ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,281 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.