Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 14.9% 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 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho peaked at 15.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1998.
That places Lesotho 18th 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 | 8.7% | — |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 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 14.9% 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 15.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1998.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lesotho ranks 18th 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 2.7%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.