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

Ethiopia
6.9%
in 2014
Lesotho
6.8%
in 2015
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
44th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 6.9% against 6.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 44th of 183 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 9.2% 26.7% 17.5% Lesotho
1990s 9.4% 23.0% 13.6% Lesotho
2000s 8.8% 24.2% 15.4% Lesotho
2010s 8.0% 14.3% 6.2% Lesotho

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, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 6.9% against 6.8% in Lesotho as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 42nd 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.