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

Lesotho
14.9%
in 2016
Suriname
13.8%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
18th
Suriname rank
20th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Suriname
051015199820082018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 14.9% against 13.8% in Suriname, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 20th 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 13.8% 14.5% 0.7% Suriname
2010s 14.1% 15.2% 1.1% 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 14.9% against 13.8% in Suriname as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Lesotho and Suriname?
1.1%, 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 18th and Suriname ranks 20th 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.