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
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
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.