Eritrea vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Eritrea
6.8%
in 2017
Lesotho
7.0%
in 2015
Eritrea rank
34th
Lesotho rank
33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
510152025197219942017

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.0% against 6.8% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 141 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 19.4% 13.3% 6.0% Eritrea
2000s 9.9% 14.3% 4.4% Lesotho
2010s 5.7% 12.4% 6.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Eritrea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7.0% against 6.8% in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Eritrea and Lesotho?
0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
18 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, female?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.