Lesotho vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Lesotho
8.6%
in 2016
Zambia
8.7%
in 2015
Lesotho rank
37th
Zambia rank
35th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Lesotho
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 0.4% | 17.0% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 0.4% | 30.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 4.3% | 22.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 5.5% | 20.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.1% | 3.8% | 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, Lesotho or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Lesotho as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.