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
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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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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.