Eritrea vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Eritrea
8.5%
in 2017
Lesotho
9.0%
in 2015
Eritrea rank
34th
Lesotho rank
32nd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 16.5% | 6.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 15.0% | 8.2% | Lesotho |
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, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Eritrea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eritrea ranks 34th 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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About this data
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.