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
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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About this data
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.