Bahamas vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Bahamas
8.9%
in 2015
Lesotho
8.6%
in 2016
Bahamas rank
34th
Lesotho rank
37th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bahamas
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 8.9% against 8.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bahamas ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 24.4% 24.4% Lesotho
2000s 1.1% 26.0% 24.9% Lesotho
2010s 8.2% 10.2% 2.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Bahamas or Lesotho?
Bahamas, at 8.9% against 8.6% in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bahamas and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Bahamas ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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