Lesotho vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education

Lesotho
20.4%
in 2016
Niger
23.1%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
10th
Niger rank
9th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
510152025197119942018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 23.1% against 20.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.

Lesotho ranks 10th and Niger ranks 9th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 5.5% 12.8% 7.3% Niger
2000s 14.2% 16.6% 2.4% Niger
2010s 18.9% 18.6% 0.3% Lesotho

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, Lesotho or Niger?
Niger, at 23.1% against 20.4% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education between Lesotho and Niger?
2.7%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Lesotho ranks 10th and Niger ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.