Lesotho vs South Africa: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.2% against 16.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 156 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 17.4% | 8.7% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 10.6% | 0.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.9% | 0.6% | 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), Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 17.2% against 16.7% in South Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.