Lesotho vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Lesotho
21.3%
in 2016
Namibia
23.6%
in 2012
Lesotho rank
10th
Namibia rank
7th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 23.6% against 21.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 7th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 13.4% 3.1% Namibia
2000s 16.1% 17.6% 1.5% Namibia
2010s 19.9% 23.6% 3.7% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 23.6% against 21.3% in Lesotho as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Lesotho and Namibia?
2.3%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Lesotho ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 7th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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