Lesotho vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Lesotho
15.4%
in 2016
Malawi
14.7%
in 2011
Lesotho rank
30th
Malawi rank
32nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15.4% against 14.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 8.2% 10.0% 1.9% Malawi
2000s 12.0% 11.1% 0.9% Lesotho
2010s 14.1% 14.5% 0.4% Malawi

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, male, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 15.4% against 14.7% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Lesotho ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 32nd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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