Botswana vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Botswana
8.0%
in 2014
Lesotho
8.5%
in 2015
Botswana rank
39th
Lesotho rank
37th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8.5% against 8.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 17.6% 16.9% Lesotho
1980s 0.8% 29.3% 28.5% Lesotho
1990s 1.7% 26.8% 25.0% Lesotho
2000s 5.2% 27.8% 22.6% Lesotho
2010s 8.0% 8.1% 0.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Botswana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 8.5% against 8.0% in Botswana as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.