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
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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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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.