Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 20.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho stood at 20.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho peaked at 20.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.5% | — |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +39.5% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 20.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho was 20.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.