Botswana vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes
Botswana
7.5%
in 2014
Lesotho
7.7%
in 2015
Botswana rank
36th
Lesotho rank
35th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th 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 | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 12.7% | 12.3% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 23.9% | 23.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 21.3% | 20.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 20.8% | 16.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.6% | 0.8% | 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, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Botswana as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.