Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male was 2,221 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2,221 number
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
3,213 number
in 1999
All-time low
739 number
in 1974
Years of data
45
1972–2016

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male in Lesotho, 1972–2016

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1972199420161972: 838 number1973: 1.0k number1974: 739 number1975: 1.0k number1976: 1.0k number1977: 1.3k number1978: 1.2k number1979: 1.3k number1980: 1.3k number1981: 1.4k number1982: 1.2k number1983: 1.2k number1984: 1.3k number1985: 1.3k number1986: 1.4k number1987: 989 number1988: 764 number1989: 1.3k number1990: 1.2k number1991: 1.6k number1992: 1.4k number1993: 1.3k number1994: 943 number1995: 1.6k number1996: 3.1k number1997: 2.8k number1998: 2.8k number1999: 3.2k number2000: 2.8k number2001: 1.8k number2002: 1.8k number2003: 2.8k number2004: 2.6k number2005: 2.6k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.2k number2008: 2.5k number2009: 2.5k number2010: 2.5k number2011: 2.4k number2012: 2.3k number2013: 2.0k number2014: 2.0k number2015: 2.0k number2016: 2.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 2,221 number for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male in 2016.

The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male in Lesotho peaked at 3,213 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 739 number, in 1974.

That places Lesotho 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,048 number 739 number 1,291 number 8
1980s 1,213 number 764 number 1,432 number 10
1990s 1,991 number 943 number 3,213 number 10
2000s 2,390 number 1,759 number 2,827 number 10
2010s 2,205 number 1,954 number 2,544 number 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 4 Zambia 14,360 number compare
  2. 5 Argentina 7,543 number compare
  3. 6 Namibia 2,763 number compare
  4. 8 Cameroon 1,528 number compare
  5. 9 Algeria 1,518 number compare
  6. 10 Eswatini 848 number compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male in Lesotho was 2,221 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3,213 number in 1999.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 739 number in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2016.
Is repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 7 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 585 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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