Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Lesotho
12.5%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
12.0%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
26th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
27th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12.5% against 12.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th of 172 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 10.9% 35.4% 24.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 11.7% 13.3% 1.6% Sao Tome and Principe

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, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Lesotho, at 12.5% against 12.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 27th 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.