Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 22.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
22.4%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 164 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2016
All-time low
4.7%
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho, 1971–2016

51015201971199320161971: 4.7 %1985: 6.3 %1986: 8.1 %1998: 10.9 %1999: 10.5 %2000: 10.2 %2001: 10.8 %2002: 11.7 %2003: 11.6 %2004: 13.2 %2005: 16.2 %2006: 16.4 %2007: 16.6 %2008: 15.1 %2009: 20.2 %2011: 18.1 %2012: 20.6 %2013: 18.1 %2015: 21.9 %2016: 22.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 22.4% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho peaked at 22.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1971.

That places Lesotho 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, male in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Lesotho, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 4.7%
1985 6.3% +35.6%
1986 8.1% +27.9%
1998 10.9% +34.6%
1999 10.5% -4.0%
2000 10.2% -2.0%
2001 10.8% +5.3%
2002 11.7% +8.3%
2003 11.6% -1.1%
2004 13.2% +14.5%
2005 16.2% +22.1%
2006 16.4% +1.2%
2007 16.6% +1.6%
2008 15.1% -8.9%
2009 20.2% +33.5%
2011 18.1% -10.5%
2012 20.6% +14.0%
2013 18.1% -12.3%
2015 21.9% +20.9%
2016 22.4% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 1
1980s 7.2% 6.3% 8.1% 2
1990s 10.7% 10.5% 10.9% 2
2000s 14.2% 10.2% 20.2% 10
2010s 20.2% 18.1% 22.4% 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 4 Guinea 27.9% compare
  2. 5 Mali 24.4% compare
  3. 6 Namibia 23.6% compare
  4. 8 Burundi 22.2% compare
  5. 9 Niger 22.2% compare
  6. 10 Algeria 22.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Lesotho was 22.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1971.
How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Lesotho ranks 7th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.