Eswatini - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Eswatini was 15.64 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 20.55 in 2007, while its lowest value was 9.19 in 1976.

Definition: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 11.25
1971 16.32
1972 16.63
1973 14.36
1974 10.95
1975 11.16
1976 9.19
1977 11.75
1978 12.07
1979 12.23
1980 12.37
1981 13.36
1982 14.54
1983 14.55
1984 14.36
1985 15.80
1986 16.63
1987 17.25
1988 17.13
1989 17.03
1990 16.97
1991 17.62
1992 17.42
1993 17.99
1994 16.82
1995 17.92
1996 17.60
1997 18.07
1998 17.23
1999 19.50
2000 18.81
2001 18.93
2002 17.55
2003 18.86
2004 18.49
2005 19.47
2006 18.89
2007 20.55
2009 19.12
2010 17.09
2011 17.67
2012 17.63
2013 19.17
2014 17.84
2015 17.76
2016 15.98
2017 15.64

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency