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

Lesotho
6.8%
in 2015
Nepal
6.4%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
44th
Nepal rank
47th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6.8% against 6.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 47th of 183 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 23.3% 18.1% 5.2% Lesotho
2000s 24.7% 16.2% 8.5% Lesotho
2010s 8.8% 7.8% 1.1% 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, Lesotho or Nepal?
Lesotho, at 6.8% against 6.4% in Nepal as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Nepal?
0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 47th 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.