Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 3,026 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3,026 number
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
74th
of 188 countries
All-time high
15,730 number
in 2001
All-time low
1,435 number
in 1974
Years of data
46
1972–2017

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k197219942017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho is 3,026 number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 15,730 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,435 number, in 1974.

Lesotho ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,610 number 1,435 number 5,446 number 8
1980s 12,182 number 7,928 number 13,934 number 10
1990s 10,766 number 9,381 number 12,951 number 10
2000s 13,108 number 9,290 number 15,730 number 10
2010s 5,488 number 2,044 number 10,857 number 8

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 71 Uruguay 3,295 number compare
  2. 72 Austria 3,082 number compare
  3. 73 Equatorial Guinea 3,064 number compare
  4. 75 Lebanon 2,690 number compare
  5. 76 Argentina 2,636 number compare
  6. 77 Poland 2,517 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 3,026 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 15,730 number in 2001.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1,435 number in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.