Djibouti vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Djibouti
7.7%
in 2019
Lesotho
9.0%
in 2015
Djibouti rank
35th
Lesotho rank
32nd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Djibouti
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.0% against 7.7% in Djibouti, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 18.7% 5.2% 13.5% Djibouti
1980s 8.1% 17.3% 9.2% Lesotho
1990s 9.2% 15.5% 6.3% Lesotho
2000s 6.2% 15.3% 9.1% Lesotho
2010s 27.9% 13.5% 14.4% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Djibouti or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 9.0% against 7.7% in Djibouti as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Djibouti and Lesotho?
1.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Lesotho?
9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Djibouti and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 35th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.