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

Lesotho
15.9%
in 2016
Tunisia
18.4%
in 2017
Lesotho rank
21st
Tunisia rank
18th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Tunisia
05101520199820072017

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 18.4% against 15.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Tunisia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Tunisia ranks 18th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 13.3% 16.4% 3.1% Tunisia
2010s 14.7% 18.8% 4.1% Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 18.4% against 15.9% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Lesotho and Tunisia?
2.5%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tunisia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Lesotho ranks 21st and Tunisia ranks 18th 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.