Lesotho vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Lesotho
9.1%
in 2015
Rwanda
10.1%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
32nd
Rwanda rank
29th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 10.1% against 9.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 19.8% | 4.6% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 12.5% | 11.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.6% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 22.0% | 1.6% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 15.7% | 3.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 10.1% against 9.1% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 1.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Rwanda ranks 29th 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.