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

Latest (2016)
15.9%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
21st
of 156 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2016
All-time low
8.8%
in 1999
Years of data
17
1998–2016

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho, 1998–2016

0510151998200720161998: 8.9 %1999: 8.8 %2000: 9.2 %2001: 9.1 %2002: 10.1 %2003: 9.8 %2004: 11.4 %2005: 13 %2006: 14.2 %2007: 13 %2008: 13.3 %2009: 15.5 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 14.9 %2013: 13.2 %2015: 14.9 %2016: 15.9 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Lesotho, 1998 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Tunisia 18.4% compare
  2. 19 Algeria 17.9% compare
  3. 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.5% compare
  4. 22 Suriname 15.2% compare
  5. 23 Malawi 13.7% compare
  6. 24 Côte d'Ivoire 13.4% compare

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.