What is the difference in repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male between Lesotho and Zambia?

12,139 number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male

Lesotho

2,221 number

in 2016

Zambia

14,360 number

in 2013

Lesotho rank

7th

Zambia rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14,360 number against 2,221 number in Lesotho, a difference of 12,139 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 6.5 times Lesotho's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 31 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,048 number	4,705 number	3,657 number	Zambia
1980s	1,296 number	7,110 number	5,815 number	Zambia
1990s	2,990 number	14,282 number	11,292 number	Zambia
2000s	2,408 number	19,078 number	16,669 number	Zambia
2010s	2,322 number	16,146 number	13,824 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male, Lesotho or Zambia?: Zambia, at 14,360 number against 2,221 number in Lesotho as of 2013.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male between Lesotho and Zambia?: 12,139 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male?: Lesotho ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 31 places, 585 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.