Algeria vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Algeria
17.9%
in 2018
Lesotho
15.9%
in 2016
Algeria rank
19th
Lesotho rank
21st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Algeria
  • Lesotho
0510152025199820082018

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 17.9% against 15.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 22.9% 8.8% 14.1% Algeria
2000s 21.0% 11.9% 9.1% Algeria
2010s 18.7% 14.3% 4.3% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Algeria or Lesotho?
Algeria, at 17.9% against 15.9% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Algeria and Lesotho?
2.0%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lesotho?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Algeria and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Algeria ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 21st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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