Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 2,495 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2,495 number
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
70th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9,289 number
in 2003
All-time low
598 number
in 1974
Years of data
45
1972–2016

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2016

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1972199420161972: 2.8k number1973: 2.4k number1974: 598 number1975: 663 number1976: 1.0k number1977: 2.2k number1978: 2.5k number1979: 2.8k number1980: 3.7k number1981: 4.1k number1982: 4.6k number1983: 5.2k number1984: 5.2k number1985: 5.2k number1986: 5.9k number1987: 6.4k number1988: 6.9k number1989: 7.0k number1990: 7.1k number1991: 7.4k number1992: 7.2k number1993: 6.9k number1994: 6.8k number1995: 6.7k number1996: 6.6k number1997: 7.0k number1998: 7.1k number1999: 6.8k number2000: 6.5k number2001: 6.1k number2002: 7.5k number2003: 9.3k number2004: 7.7k number2005: 8.8k number2006: 8.7k number2007: 8.3k number2008: 8.3k number2009: 8.2k number2010: 7.9k number2011: 6.9k number2012: 5.9k number2013: 4.0k number2014: 1.2k number2015: 2.1k number2016: 2.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho is 2,495 number, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 9,289 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 598 number, in 1974.

That places Lesotho 70th 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 1,850 number 598 number 2,763 number 8
1980s 5,415 number 3,709 number 7,001 number 10
1990s 6,971 number 6,633 number 7,369 number 10
2000s 7,935 number 6,085 number 9,289 number 10
2010s 4,344 number 1,165 number 7,878 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 67 Paraguay 3,016 number compare
  2. 68 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,982 number compare
  3. 69 Senegal 2,789 number compare
  4. 71 Eswatini 2,453 number compare
  5. 72 Lebanon 2,429 number compare
  6. 73 Comoros 2,396 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 2,495 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 9,289 number in 2003.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 598 number in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 70th out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. 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 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,333 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.