Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 15.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
15.4%
Change on year
up 26.8%
World rank
30th
of 172 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2016
All-time low
5.6%
in 1985
Years of data
22
1971–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho, 1971–2016

0510151971199320161971: 6 %1985: 5.6 %1986: 5.7 %1998: 7.9 %1999: 8.2 %2000: 8.9 %2001: 8.9 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 9.4 %2004: 11 %2005: 12.9 %2006: 13.1 %2007: 12.6 %2008: 13.5 %2009: 15.3 %2010: 14.5 %2011: 13.7 %2012: 13.9 %2013: 11.8 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 12.2 %2016: 15.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 15.4% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho peaked at 15.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1985.

Lesotho ranks 30th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Lesotho, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 6.0%
1985 5.6% -5.9%
1986 5.7% +1.6%
1998 7.9% +39.1%
1999 8.2% +2.9%
2000 8.9% +9.5%
2001 8.9% -0.7%
2002 10.7% +20.8%
2003 9.4% -12.3%
2004 11.0% +17.6%
2005 12.9% +16.6%
2006 13.1% +1.4%
2007 12.6% -3.5%
2008 13.5% +7.3%
2009 15.3% +13.5%
2010 14.5% -5.5%
2011 13.7% -5.3%
2012 13.9% +1.3%
2013 11.8% -14.8%
2014 13.5% +13.8%
2015 12.2% -9.6%
2016 15.4% +26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 1
1980s 5.6% 5.6% 5.7% 2
1990s 8.0% 7.9% 8.2% 2
2000s 11.6% 8.9% 15.3% 10
2010s 13.6% 11.8% 15.4% 7

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 27 Central African Republic 16.5% compare
  2. 28 Grenada 16.5% compare
  3. 29 Guinea 15.7% compare
  4. 31 Aruba 15.1% compare
  5. 32 Malawi 14.7% compare
  6. 33 New Caledonia 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho was 15.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1985.
How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Lesotho ranks 30th out of 172 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.