Lesotho vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Lesotho
10.7%
in 2015
Uganda
11.1%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
30th
Uganda rank
27th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Uganda
5101520197219942016

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 11.1% against 10.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 27th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 18.6% 12.3% 6.3% Lesotho
2000s 18.7% 12.8% 5.9% Lesotho
2010s 17.7% 10.6% 7.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Lesotho or Uganda?
Uganda, at 11.1% against 10.7% in Lesotho as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Lesotho and Uganda?
0.4%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Lesotho ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 27th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lesotho vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-male-percent/lesotho/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-male-percent/lesotho/uganda/">Lesotho vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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