Lesotho vs Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Lesotho
7.0%
in 2016
Syrian Arab Republic
7.3%
in 2012
Lesotho rank
42nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
39th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 42nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 39th of 186 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 16.6% 12.1% 4.4% Lesotho
1980s 30.4% 11.8% 18.5% Lesotho
1990s 23.0% 11.8% 11.3% Lesotho
2000s 23.0% 11.3% 11.7% Lesotho
2010s 14.8% 10.7% 4.2% 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, Lesotho or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Lesotho as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic?
39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Lesotho ranks 42nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 39th 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.