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

Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 17.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
17.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 140 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 1999
All-time low
9.7%
in 1975
Years of data
42
1970–2016

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

051015201970199320161970: 17.1 %1971: 18.4 %1972: 16.2 %1973: 12.8 %1974: 12.5 %1975: 9.7 %1976: 13.2 %1977: 13.2 %1978: 13.8 %1979: 13.7 %1980: 13.8 %1981: 15 %1982: 15.2 %1983: 14.4 %1984: 15.6 %1985: 15.3 %1986: 16.1 %1987: 14.5 %1988: 14.7 %1989: 14.1 %1990: 15.2 %1991: 14.9 %1992: 16 %1993: 16.4 %1994: 17.9 %1995: 15.7 %1996: 15.8 %1997: 15.4 %1998: 17.7 %1999: 21.9 %2000: 17.4 %2001: 15.3 %2002: 15.3 %2004: 20 %2005: 19.3 %2006: 20.5 %2009: 18.4 %2012: 21.3 %2013: 19.9 %2014: 18.7 %2015: 17.8 %2016: 17.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eswatini stood at 17.9%.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 21.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1975.

That places Eswatini 12th out of 140 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 5 of primary education, male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 17.1%
1971 18.4% +7.9%
1972 16.2% -12.2%
1973 12.8% -21.1%
1974 12.5% -2.2%
1975 9.7% -22.6%
1976 13.2% +36.3%
1977 13.2% +0.3%
1978 13.8% +4.5%
1979 13.7% -0.6%
1980 13.8% +0.8%
1981 15.0% +8.4%
1982 15.2% +1.4%
1983 14.4% -5.1%
1984 15.6% +8.4%
1985 15.3% -2.0%
1986 16.1% +5.0%
1987 14.5% -9.8%
1988 14.7% +1.2%
1989 14.1% -3.7%
1990 15.2% +7.5%
1991 14.9% -2.3%
1992 16.0% +7.6%
1993 16.4% +2.3%
1994 17.9% +9.5%
1995 15.7% -12.4%
1996 15.8% +0.5%
1997 15.4% -2.3%
1998 17.7% +15.1%
1999 21.9% +23.3%
2000 17.4% -20.2%
2001 15.3% -12.3%
2002 15.3% -0.0%
2004 20.0% +30.9%
2005 19.3% -3.7%
2006 20.5% +6.3%
2009 18.4% -10.4%
2012 21.3% +16.1%
2013 19.9% -6.8%
2014 18.7% -6.0%
2015 17.8% -4.8%
2016 17.9% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.0% 9.7% 18.4% 10
1980s 14.9% 13.8% 16.1% 10
1990s 16.7% 14.9% 21.9% 10
2000s 18.0% 15.3% 20.5% 7
2010s 19.1% 17.8% 21.3% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 9 Benin 20.1% compare
  2. 10 Tunisia 19.0% compare
  3. 11 Sao Tome and Principe 18.5% compare
  4. 13 Chad 17.6% compare
  5. 14 Madagascar 17.5% compare
  6. 15 Malawi 17.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Eswatini was 17.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 1999.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1975.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Eswatini ranks 12th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.