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

13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Lesotho

6,860 number

in 2017

Sri Lanka

6,335 number

in 2017

Lesotho rank

79th

Sri Lanka rank

82nd

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

Lesotho
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6,860 number against 6,335 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 525 number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Lesotho ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,286 number	29,557 number	27,271 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	3,345 number	8,647 number	5,302 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	6,095 number	8,329 number	2,234 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?: Lesotho, at 6,860 number against 6,335 number in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 525 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Lesotho ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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