Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 15.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho stood at 15.9%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho peaked at 15.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1999.
That places Lesotho 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.9% | — |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho was 15.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lesotho ranks 21st out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.