Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 16.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
16.9%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
13th
of 118 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2013
All-time low
9.6%
in 1997
Years of data
42
1970–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini, 1970–2016

051015201970199320161970: 16.7 %1971: 18.2 %1972: 15.7 %1973: 11.8 %1974: 12.5 %1975: 11.1 %1976: 12 %1977: 12.6 %1978: 12.4 %1979: 12.2 %1980: 13 %1981: 13.9 %1982: 12.9 %1983: 12.9 %1984: 14.3 %1985: 14.2 %1986: 14.7 %1987: 12.1 %1988: 12.6 %1989: 12.1 %1990: 13.2 %1991: 13.2 %1992: 14.3 %1993: 13.6 %1994: 15.1 %1995: 13.7 %1996: 15.6 %1997: 9.6 %1998: 18.1 %1999: 15.1 %2000: 15.4 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 16.4 %2004: 18 %2005: 18.2 %2006: 19.3 %2009: 17 %2012: 18.9 %2013: 20.7 %2014: 20.4 %2015: 17.4 %2016: 16.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini stood at 16.9%.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 20.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1997.

Eswatini ranks 13th of 118 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 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 16.7%
1971 18.2% +9.0%
1972 15.7% -13.9%
1973 11.8% -24.9%
1974 12.5% +6.1%
1975 11.1% -10.9%
1976 12.0% +8.4%
1977 12.6% +4.2%
1978 12.4% -0.8%
1979 12.2% -2.3%
1980 13.0% +6.9%
1981 13.9% +7.3%
1982 12.9% -7.3%
1983 12.9% +0.1%
1984 14.3% +10.7%
1985 14.2% -0.7%
1986 14.7% +3.4%
1987 12.1% -17.7%
1988 12.6% +3.8%
1989 12.1% -4.0%
1990 13.2% +9.4%
1991 13.2% -0.1%
1992 14.3% +8.4%
1993 13.6% -4.6%
1994 15.1% +10.9%
1995 13.7% -9.4%
1996 15.6% +13.9%
1997 9.6% -38.7%
1998 18.1% +89.7%
1999 15.1% -16.7%
2000 15.4% +2.2%
2001 14.2% -7.8%
2002 16.4% +15.5%
2004 18.0% +9.6%
2005 18.2% +1.1%
2006 19.3% +5.8%
2009 17.0% -12.0%
2012 18.9% +11.2%
2013 20.7% +9.6%
2014 20.4% -1.4%
2015 17.4% -14.5%
2016 16.9% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.5% 11.1% 18.2% 10
1980s 13.3% 12.1% 14.7% 10
1990s 14.1% 9.6% 18.1% 10
2000s 16.9% 14.2% 19.3% 7
2010s 18.9% 16.9% 20.7% 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 10 Chad 18.6% compare
  2. 11 Benin 18.2% compare
  3. 12 Burkina Faso 16.9% compare
  4. 14 Namibia 16.8% compare
  5. 15 Malawi 16.0% compare
  6. 16 Niger 14.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini?
Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male in Eswatini was 16.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1997.
How does Eswatini rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Eswatini ranks 13th out of 118 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 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.