Eswatini vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Eswatini
13.1%
in 2017
Lesotho
11.6%
in 2015
Eswatini rank
20th
Lesotho rank
23rd
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 13.1% against 11.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.2% | 1.1% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 13.9% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.9% | 1.7% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.0% | 2.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.4% | 5.2% | Eswatini |
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, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 13.1% against 11.6% in Lesotho as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.