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

Lesotho
11.6%
in 2015
Uganda
11.5%
in 2016
Lesotho rank
23rd
Uganda rank
25th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 11.6% against 11.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uganda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 25th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 14.2% 14.4% 0.2% Uganda
2000s 12.6% 13.4% 0.8% Uganda
2010s 12.8% 10.9% 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, Lesotho or Uganda?
Lesotho, at 11.6% against 11.5% in Uganda as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Uganda?
0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2014.
How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 25th 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.