Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Cape Verde
7.1%
in 2017
Lesotho
6.8%
in 2015
Cape Verde rank
41st
Lesotho rank
44th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 7.1% against 6.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 44th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 27.0% 19.5% 7.5% Cape Verde
1980s 27.7% 26.5% 1.3% Cape Verde
2000s 23.5% 23.7% 0.2% Lesotho
2010s 17.9% 9.5% 8.4% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
Cape Verde, at 7.1% against 6.8% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Cape Verde ranks 41st and Lesotho ranks 44th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.