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

Lesotho
10.7%
in 2015
Rwanda
10.9%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
28th
Rwanda rank
27th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.9% against 10.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 27th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 14.0% 19.0% 5.0% Rwanda
1980s 26.2% 12.8% 13.3% Lesotho
1990s 24.4% 21.5% 2.9% Lesotho
2000s 23.4% 21.9% 1.5% Lesotho
2010s 14.3% 16.3% 2.0% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.9% against 10.7% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Lesotho and Rwanda?
0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Lesotho ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 27th 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.