Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 14.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
14.0%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 141 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2012
All-time low
8.6%
in 1999
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016

0510151970199320161970: 14.6 %1971: 16.9 %1972: 14.4 %1973: 11.6 %1974: 10.1 %1975: 12.3 %1976: 9.8 %1977: 10.9 %1978: 10 %1979: 11 %1980: 10.3 %1981: 10.9 %1982: 11.9 %1983: 11.3 %1984: 12.8 %1985: 13 %1986: 13.3 %1987: 13 %1988: 12.5 %1989: 10.9 %1990: 12.6 %1991: 13.2 %1992: 12.7 %1993: 13.7 %1994: 14.9 %1995: 12.7 %1996: 13.5 %1997: 12.7 %1998: 15 %1999: 8.6 %2000: 15.2 %2001: 12.7 %2002: 15.3 %2004: 16.6 %2005: 15.2 %2006: 16.5 %2009: 15 %2012: 17.2 %2013: 16.5 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 14.7 %2016: 14 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini stood at 14.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 17.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1999.

Eswatini ranks 16th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 14.6%
1971 16.9% +15.4%
1972 14.4% -14.5%
1973 11.6% -19.3%
1974 10.1% -13.2%
1975 12.3% +21.6%
1976 9.8% -20.1%
1977 10.9% +10.8%
1978 10.0% -7.7%
1979 11.0% +9.6%
1980 10.3% -6.3%
1981 10.9% +5.7%
1982 11.9% +9.2%
1983 11.3% -5.3%
1984 12.8% +13.3%
1985 13.0% +1.7%
1986 13.3% +2.6%
1987 13.0% -2.4%
1988 12.5% -3.8%
1989 10.9% -12.7%
1990 12.6% +15.6%
1991 13.2% +4.5%
1992 12.7% -4.2%
1993 13.7% +8.5%
1994 14.9% +8.2%
1995 12.7% -14.2%
1996 13.5% +6.1%
1997 12.7% -6.4%
1998 15.0% +18.5%
1999 8.6% -42.9%
2000 15.2% +77.0%
2001 12.7% -16.2%
2002 15.3% +20.0%
2004 16.6% +9.0%
2005 15.2% -8.6%
2006 16.5% +8.7%
2009 15.0% -9.2%
2012 17.2% +14.6%
2013 16.5% -3.8%
2014 15.8% -4.3%
2015 14.7% -7.4%
2016 14.0% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.2% 9.8% 16.9% 10
1980s 12.0% 10.3% 13.3% 10
1990s 13.0% 8.6% 15.0% 10
2000s 15.2% 12.7% 16.6% 7
2010s 15.6% 14.0% 17.2% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 13 Namibia 15.7% compare
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  3. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 14.8% compare
  4. 17 Togo 13.9% compare
  5. 18 Libya 13.6% compare
  6. 19 Equatorial Guinea 13.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Eswatini was 14.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1999.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Eswatini ranks 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
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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.