Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 2.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2.3% for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 2.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 61st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +506.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -65.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +76.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +25.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -41.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +83.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +146.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -57.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +113.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Botswana was 2.3% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 61st out of 118 countries with data for 2012.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.