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
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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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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.