Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Lesotho
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 10.0% against 9.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 16.4% | 5.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 23.1% | 2.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 20.5% | 3.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 20.1% | 4.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 14.1% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 10.0% against 9.1% in Lesotho as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.