Lesotho vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Lesotho
9.4%
in 2015
Rwanda
10.0%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
31st
Rwanda rank
29th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.0% against 9.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 29th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3% 15.3% 2.0% Rwanda
1980s 26.5% 11.7% 14.8% Lesotho
1990s 26.7% 14.0% 12.7% Lesotho
2000s 24.3% 20.6% 3.7% Lesotho
2010s 10.5% 14.6% 4.1% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.0% against 9.4% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Lesotho and Rwanda?
0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 29th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 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.