Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male was 3,145 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3,145 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
48th
of 140 countries
All-time high
3,553 number
in 2010
All-time low
210 number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1972–2016

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2016

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1972199420161972: 1.3k number1973: 837 number1974: 255 number1975: 210 number1976: 319 number1977: 659 number1978: 691 number1979: 772 number1980: 977 number1981: 1.1k number1982: 1.2k number1983: 1.2k number1984: 1.1k number1985: 1.2k number1986: 1.4k number1987: 1.5k number1988: 1.4k number1989: 1.5k number1990: 1.6k number1991: 1.8k number1992: 1.8k number1993: 1.7k number1994: 1.8k number1995: 1.9k number1996: 2.1k number1997: 2.5k number1998: 2.5k number1999: 2.4k number2000: 2.3k number2001: 2.3k number2002: 2.5k number2003: 2.6k number2004: 2.3k number2005: 2.7k number2006: 3.3k number2007: 3.4k number2008: 3.3k number2009: 3.3k number2010: 3.6k number2011: 3.5k number2012: 3.4k number2013: 3.0k number2014: 2.8k number2015: 2.9k number2016: 3.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 3,145 number for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in 2016.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 3,553 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 210 number, in 1975.

Lesotho ranks 48th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male (number) in Lesotho, 1972 to 2016.
Year number Change
1972 1,311 number
1973 837 number -36.2%
1974 255 number -69.5%
1975 210 number -17.6%
1976 319 number +51.9%
1977 659 number +106.6%
1978 691 number +4.9%
1979 772 number +11.7%
1980 977 number +26.6%
1981 1,068 number +9.3%
1982 1,196 number +12.0%
1983 1,235 number +3.3%
1984 1,123 number -9.1%
1985 1,238 number +10.2%
1986 1,352 number +9.2%
1987 1,487 number +10.0%
1988 1,416 number -4.8%
1989 1,508 number +6.5%
1990 1,555 number +3.1%
1991 1,804 number +16.0%
1992 1,778 number -1.4%
1993 1,658 number -6.7%
1994 1,819 number +9.7%
1995 1,891 number +4.0%
1996 2,067 number +9.3%
1997 2,461 number +19.1%
1998 2,515 number +2.2%
1999 2,373 number -5.6%
2000 2,311 number -2.6%
2001 2,284 number -1.2%
2002 2,492 number +9.1%
2003 2,631 number +5.6%
2004 2,287 number -13.1%
2005 2,671 number +16.8%
2006 3,255 number +21.9%
2007 3,405 number +4.6%
2008 3,313 number -2.7%
2009 3,292 number -0.6%
2010 3,553 number +7.9%
2011 3,473 number -2.3%
2012 3,393 number -2.3%
2013 3,030 number -10.7%
2014 2,809 number -7.3%
2015 2,939 number +4.6%
2016 3,145 number +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 631.75 number 210 number 1,311 number 8
1980s 1,260 number 977 number 1,508 number 10
1990s 1,992 number 1,555 number 2,515 number 10
2000s 2,794 number 2,284 number 3,405 number 10
2010s 3,192 number 2,809 number 3,553 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 45 Thailand 3,542 number compare
  2. 46 Peru 3,352 number compare
  3. 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,264 number compare
  4. 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,845 number compare
  5. 50 Lebanon 2,745 number compare
  6. 51 Gabon 2,669 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 3,145 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3,553 number in 2010.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 210 number in 1975.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 48th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 6 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 3,300 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.