Eswatini vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Eswatini
11.7%
in 2017
Lesotho
10.7%
in 2015
Eswatini rank
25th
Lesotho rank
28th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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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

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.