Lesotho vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Lesotho
9.9%
in 2015
Rwanda
9.3%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
34th
Rwanda rank
36th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.9% against 9.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 36th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 12.0% 17.4% 5.4% Rwanda
1980s 19.2% 9.2% 10.1% Lesotho
1990s 20.2% 19.8% 0.4% Lesotho
2000s 20.5% 22.6% 2.1% Rwanda
2010s 13.8% 14.5% 0.7% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Lesotho, at 9.9% against 9.3% in Rwanda as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Rwanda?
0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 36th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.