Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 10.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 10.6% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho peaked at 13.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.9% | — |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +242.9% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Lesotho was 10.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, 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.