Lesotho vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education

Lesotho
10.6%
in 2016
Namibia
11.2%
in 2012
Lesotho rank
26th
Namibia rank
23rd

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 11.2% against 10.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.4% 4.8% 3.6% Lesotho
2000s 10.5% 12.7% 2.2% Namibia
2010s 9.7% 11.2% 1.5% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 11.2% against 10.6% in Lesotho as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education between Lesotho and Namibia?
0.6%, 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 3 of lower secondary general education?
Lesotho ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 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.