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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.