Algeria vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Algeria
7.3%
in 2018
Lesotho
7.7%
in 2015
Algeria rank
37th
Lesotho rank
35th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Algeria ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 35th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 12.6% 12.8% 0.2% Lesotho
1980s 6.6% 23.8% 17.3% Lesotho
1990s 9.5% 21.3% 11.7% Lesotho
2000s 9.2% 20.7% 11.5% Lesotho
2010s 9.0% 10.3% 1.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Algeria or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Algeria as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Algeria and Lesotho?
0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lesotho?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Algeria and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.