Guatemala vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Guatemala
8.6%
in 2018
Lesotho
9.1%
in 2015
Guatemala rank
35th
Lesotho rank
32nd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.1% against 8.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guatemala ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 15.9% 15.6% 0.3% Guatemala
1980s 14.3% 24.3% 10.0% Lesotho
1990s 15.9% 19.9% 4.0% Lesotho
2000s 12.9% 20.3% 7.4% Lesotho
2010s 10.3% 13.0% 2.6% 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, Guatemala or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 9.1% against 8.6% in Guatemala as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Guatemala and Lesotho?
0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Guatemala and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 35th 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

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.