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

Lesotho
12.5%
in 2016
Suriname
13.6%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
26th
Suriname rank
23rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Suriname
57.51012.51517.5197119942018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 13.6% against 12.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 12.0% 11.2% 0.8% Lesotho
2010s 11.9% 14.4% 2.5% Suriname

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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 13.6% against 12.5% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Lesotho and Suriname?
1.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Suriname ranks 23rd 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.