Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho

Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 7.5% in 2015. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2015)
7.5%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
35th
of 181 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 1982
All-time low
6.2%
in 1974
Years of data
44
1972–2015

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Lesotho, 1972–2015

5101520251972199320151972: 19.7 %1973: 6.8 %1974: 6.2 %1975: 7.8 %1976: 14.5 %1977: 15.4 %1978: 16.4 %1979: 20.3 %1980: 21.9 %1981: 23.7 %1982: 23.8 %1983: 22.8 %1984: 22.1 %1985: 22 %1986: 21.4 %1987: 20.7 %1988: 19.8 %1989: 19.3 %1990: 20.2 %1991: 18.5 %1992: 16.6 %1993: 16.4 %1994: 16.3 %1995: 17.5 %1996: 16.9 %1997: 17.4 %1998: 17.7 %1999: 18.1 %2000: 17.3 %2001: 18.7 %2002: 19.3 %2003: 15.4 %2004: 16.8 %2005: 17.7 %2006: 16.6 %2007: 17.6 %2008: 16.5 %2009: 16.3 %2010: 15 %2011: 13.6 %2012: 11.2 %2013: 7.4 %2014: 7.1 %2015: 7.5 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Gambia 7.8% compare
  2. 33 Yemen 7.7% compare
  3. 34 Togo 7.6% compare
  4. 36 Guatemala 7.3% compare
  5. 37 Nepal 7.3% compare
  6. 38 Eritrea 7.0% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho β†’

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.