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

Lesotho
15.9%
in 2016
Malawi
13.7%
in 2011
Lesotho rank
21st
Malawi rank
23rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
051015199820072016

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

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.