Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 6,860 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
6,860 number
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
79th
of 179 countries
All-time high
6,860 number
in 2017
All-time low
2,011 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1998–2017

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho, 1998–2017

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1998200720171998: 2.3k number1999: 2.0k number2000: 2.1k number2001: 2.2k number2002: 2.3k number2003: 2.7k number2004: 2.8k number2005: 3.3k number2006: 4.0k number2007: 4.2k number2008: 4.3k number2009: 4.6k number2010: 5.8k number2012: 5.9k number2013: 6.3k number2014: 5.5k number2016: 6.2k number2017: 6.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho stood at 6,860 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho peaked at 6,860 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,011 number, in 1999.

Lesotho ranks 79th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 2,286 number —
1999 2,011 number -12.0%
2000 2,082 number +3.5%
2001 2,207 number +6.0%
2002 2,306 number +4.5%
2003 2,738 number +18.7%
2004 2,773 number +1.3%
2005 3,266 number +17.8%
2006 4,003 number +22.6%
2007 4,211 number +5.2%
2008 4,333 number +2.9%
2009 4,604 number +6.3%
2010 5,817 number +26.3%
2012 5,929 number +1.9%
2013 6,287 number +6.0%
2014 5,492 number -12.6%
2016 6,185 number +12.6%
2017 6,860 number +10.9%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 6,860 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,132 number, 49% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 6,860 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,437 number, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,148 number 2,011 number 2,286 number 2
2000s 3,252 number 2,082 number 4,604 number 10
2010s 6,095 number 5,492 number 6,860 number 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 76 Oman 7,889 number compare
  2. 77 El Salvador 7,527 number compare
  3. 78 China 7,079 number compare
  4. 80 Greece 6,801 number compare
  5. 81 Gabon 6,622 number
  6. 82 Sri Lanka 6,335 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Lesotho was 6,860 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 6,860 number in 2017.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 2,011 number in 1999.
How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Lesotho ranks 79th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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