How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?

18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.

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.

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

Lesotho

7.5%

in 2015

Nepal

7.3%

in 2016

Lesotho rank

35th

Nepal rank

37th

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

Lesotho
Nepal

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.5% against 7.3% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nepal ahead.

Lesotho ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 37th of 181 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.3%	26.3%	8.0%	Nepal
2000s	17.2%	20.6%	3.3%	Nepal
2010s	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Lesotho or Nepal?: Lesotho, at 7.5% against 7.3% in Nepal as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Lesotho and Nepal?: 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?: Lesotho ranks 35th and Nepal ranks 37th 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: 21 August 2026

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.