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

Guatemala
8.0%
in 2018
Lesotho
7.7%
in 2015
Guatemala rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
35th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 8.0% against 7.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guatemala ranks 33rd 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 Guatemala Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 14.9% 3.5% Lesotho
1980s 13.1% 23.7% 10.6% Lesotho
1990s 11.6% 20.0% 8.4% Lesotho
2000s 10.3% 21.4% 11.2% Lesotho
2010s 9.3% 10.8% 1.6% 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, Guatemala or Lesotho?
Guatemala, at 8.0% against 7.7% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Guatemala and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lesotho?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Guatemala and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Guatemala ranks 33rd 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.