Lesotho vs Malawi: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 15.9% against 13.7% in Malawi, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 23rd of 156 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.6% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 15.9% against 13.7% in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lesotho ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.