Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 11.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 161 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2009
All-time low
1.5%
in 1971
Years of data
20
1971–2016

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho, 1971–2016

2.557.51012.51971199320161971: 1.5 %1985: 5.9 %1986: 6.9 %1998: 9.3 %1999: 7.4 %2000: 8.3 %2001: 7.5 %2002: 7.6 %2003: 8.7 %2004: 9.2 %2005: 9.5 %2006: 11.2 %2007: 10.1 %2008: 11.5 %2009: 12.8 %2011: 11.7 %2012: 10.5 %2013: 10.5 %2015: 11.4 %2016: 11.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 11.3% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho peaked at 12.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1971.

Lesotho ranks 29th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Lesotho, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 1.5%
1985 5.9% +292.5%
1986 6.9% +18.1%
1998 9.3% +34.4%
1999 7.4% -20.9%
2000 8.3% +12.9%
2001 7.5% -10.1%
2002 7.6% +1.3%
2003 8.7% +15.4%
2004 9.2% +5.0%
2005 9.5% +3.4%
2006 11.2% +18.5%
2007 10.1% -10.3%
2008 11.5% +13.8%
2009 12.8% +11.8%
2011 11.7% -8.5%
2012 10.5% -10.2%
2013 10.5% -0.4%
2015 11.4% +9.1%
2016 11.3% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1
1980s 6.4% 5.9% 6.9% 2
1990s 8.3% 7.4% 9.3% 2
2000s 9.6% 7.5% 12.8% 10
2010s 11.1% 10.5% 11.7% 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 26 Argentina 13.1% compare
  2. 27 Tunisia 12.1% compare
  3. 28 Dominica 12.1% compare
  4. 30 Ethiopia 11.0% compare
  5. 31 Grenada 10.9% compare
  6. 32 Spain 10.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Lesotho was 11.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1971.
How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Lesotho ranks 29th out of 161 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.