Congo vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Congo
9.9%
in 2007
Lesotho
11.6%
in 2015
Congo rank
26th
Lesotho rank
23rd

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Congo
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 11.6% against 9.9% in Congo, a difference of 1.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 32.4% 9.8% 22.6% Congo
1980s 27.8% 13.9% 13.9% Congo
1990s 28.1% 11.6% 16.5% Congo
2000s 11.3% 13.2% 1.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Congo or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 11.6% against 9.9% in Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Congo and Lesotho?
1.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Congo ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.