Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 9.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
9.1%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
32nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 1982
All-time low
6.1%
in 1974
Years of data
46
1970–2015

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho, 1970–2015

510152025197019922015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho stood at 9.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho peaked at 25.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1974.

That places Lesotho 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.1% 6.1% 22.2% 10
1980s 23.7% 21.9% 25.5% 10
1990s 20.2% 19.0% 22.8% 10
2000s 20.3% 18.1% 22.3% 10
2010s 12.3% 8.3% 18.2% 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 29 Rwanda 10.1% compare
  2. 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% compare
  3. 31 Libya 9.4% compare
  4. 33 Uganda 9.0% compare
  5. 34 Yemen 8.9% compare
  6. 35 Guatemala 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Lesotho was 9.1% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1982.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1974.
How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 184 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.