Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
10.0%
in 2014
Lesotho
9.1%
in 2015
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
30th
Lesotho rank
32nd

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.