Benin vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female
Benin
7.2%
in 2018
Lesotho
7.0%
in 2016
Benin rank
40th
Lesotho rank
42nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 30.2% | 8.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.8% | 3.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 23.2% | 8.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 10.1% | 7.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Benin or Lesotho?
- Benin, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.