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
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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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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.