Lebanon vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Lebanon
10.7%
in 2018
Lesotho
12.5%
in 2016
Lebanon rank
29th
Lesotho rank
26th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12.5% against 10.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 16.0% 8.2% 7.8% Lebanon
2000s 16.0% 11.0% 5.0% Lebanon
2010s 14.1% 11.9% 2.2% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, Lebanon or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 12.5% against 10.7% in Lebanon as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Lebanon and Lesotho?
1.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Lebanon and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Lebanon ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 26th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.