Eswatini vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 11.7% against 10.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.3% | 14.0% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 26.2% | 9.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 23.2% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 23.4% | 4.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.3% | 3.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 11.7% against 10.7% in Lesotho as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Eswatini ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.