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

Kenya
5.7%
in 2003
Lesotho
7.0%
in 2015
Kenya rank
36th
Lesotho rank
33rd

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

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.0% against 5.7% in Kenya, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 141 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 8.9% 12.6% 3.7% Lesotho
1980s 13.4% 17.7% 4.2% Lesotho
2000s 5.7% 13.6% 7.9% 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, Kenya or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7.0% against 5.7% in Kenya as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Kenya and Lesotho?
1.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2003.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Kenya ranks 36th 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.