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
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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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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.