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

Argentina
13.7%
in 2016
Lesotho
17.2%
in 2016
Argentina rank
25th
Lesotho rank
22nd

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

  • Argentina
  • Lesotho
051015199820072016

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.2% against 13.7% in Argentina, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 8.7% 1.2% Argentina
2000s 12.3% 12.1% 0.3% Argentina
2010s 13.5% 15.4% 1.9% 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), Argentina or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 17.2% against 13.7% in Argentina as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Argentina and Lesotho?
3.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lesotho?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Argentina ranks 25th and Lesotho 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), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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