How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?

8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.

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.

Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Lesotho

9.0%

in 2015

Timor-Leste

8.6%

in 2018

Lesotho rank

32nd

Timor-Leste rank

33rd

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

Lesotho
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 9.0% against 8.6% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd of 157 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.4%	10.5%	6.8%	Lesotho
2010s	13.8%	8.6%	5.2%	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, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?: Lesotho, at 9.0% against 8.6% in Timor-Leste as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?: 0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?: Lesotho ranks 32nd and Timor-Leste ranks 33rd 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: 04 September 2026

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.