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

Lesotho
15.9%
in 2016
Suriname
15.2%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
21st
Suriname rank
22nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Suriname
05101520199820082018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 15.9% against 15.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Suriname ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 22nd of 156 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 14.0% 16.1% 2.1% Suriname
2010s 14.6% 16.5% 1.9% Suriname

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 Suriname?
Lesotho, at 15.9% against 15.2% in Suriname as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Lesotho and Suriname?
0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Lesotho ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 22nd 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.