Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 17.2% 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 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Lesotho peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1999.
Lesotho ranks 22nd of 156 countries on this measure, 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 | 9.1% | — |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 9.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for 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 17.2% 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 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1999.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd 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 24.8%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.