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

Eritrea
17.2%
in 2017
Lesotho
14.9%
in 2016
Eritrea rank
15th
Lesotho rank
18th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 17.2% against 14.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 29.3% 8.8% 20.5% Eritrea
2000s 19.9% 11.8% 8.2% Eritrea
2010s 13.4% 14.2% 0.8% 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), Eritrea or Lesotho?
Eritrea, at 17.2% against 14.9% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Eritrea and Lesotho?
2.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Eritrea ranks 15th and Lesotho 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), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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