Lesotho vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes

Lesotho
11.7%
in 2015
Namibia
9.6%
in 2017
Lesotho rank
2nd
Namibia rank
3rd

Repetition rate in Grade 7 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 11.7% against 9.6% in Namibia, a difference of 2.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 3rd of 24 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.7% 14.0% 1.8% Lesotho
2000s 14.0% 13.1% 1.0% Lesotho
2010s 12.0% 9.3% 2.6% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes, Lesotho or Namibia?
Lesotho, at 11.7% against 9.6% in Namibia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Namibia?
2.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 3rd of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 7 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 7 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 408 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.