Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male was 2,129 number in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
2,129 number
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
79th
of 185 countries
All-time high
12,901 number
in 2002
All-time low
728 number
in 1974
Years of data
45
1972–2016

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2016

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1972199420161972: 2.8k number1973: 2.7k number1974: 728 number1975: 821 number1976: 1.4k number1977: 2.8k number1978: 3.1k number1979: 3.4k number1980: 4.6k number1981: 5.5k number1982: 6.5k number1983: 7.2k number1984: 7.3k number1985: 7.9k number1986: 8.3k number1987: 8.9k number1988: 8.9k number1989: 9.1k number1990: 9.0k number1991: 9.7k number1992: 8.8k number1993: 8.1k number1994: 8.7k number1995: 8.4k number1996: 8.4k number1997: 8.6k number1998: 8.8k number1999: 8.4k number2000: 7.8k number2001: 9.4k number2002: 12.9k number2003: 12.4k number2004: 9.7k number2005: 10.2k number2006: 10.4k number2007: 9.2k number2008: 9.1k number2009: 9.0k number2010: 8.9k number2011: 7.6k number2012: 6.3k number2013: 4.4k number2014: 1.2k number2015: 1.9k number2016: 2.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho stood at 2,129 number.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 12,901 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 728 number, in 1974.

That places Lesotho 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,206 number 728 number 3,380 number 8
1980s 7,414 number 4,582 number 9,094 number 10
1990s 8,708 number 8,137 number 9,738 number 10
2000s 10,013 number 7,822 number 12,901 number 10
2010s 4,628 number 1,205 number 8,885 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 76 Botswana 2,184 number compare
  2. 77 Comoros 2,168 number compare
  3. 78 Gambia 2,165 number compare
  4. 80 Equatorial Guinea 2,059 number compare
  5. 81 Belgium 1,972 number compare
  6. 82 Panama 1,951 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

More reference data data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 2,129 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 12,901 number in 2002.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 728 number in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. 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 2 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,341 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.