Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) was 7.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho, 1972–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho stood at 7.5%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho peaked at 23.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1974.
Lesotho ranks 35th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.7% | — |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -65.6% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +87.1% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 18.5% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.1%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +87.1% | 7.8% | 14.5% |
| 1973 | -65.6% | 19.7% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 6.2% | 20.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 19.3% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.1% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho was 7.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1974.
- How does Lesotho rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Lesotho ranks 35th out of 181 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.