Eritrea vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Eritrea
7.0%
in 2017
Lesotho
7.5%
in 2015
Eritrea rank
38th
Lesotho rank
35th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
1020304050197219942017

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.5% against 7.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 35th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 28.5% 17.2% 11.3% Eritrea
2000s 15.8% 17.2% 1.4% Lesotho
2010s 9.9% 11.7% 1.8% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Eritrea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7.5% against 7.0% in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Eritrea and Lesotho?
0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Eritrea ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 35th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.