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

Lesotho
11.7%
in 2015
Zambia
7.4%
in 2012
Lesotho rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 11.7% against 7.4% in Zambia, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 24 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 21.9% 8.0% 13.9% Lesotho
1980s 21.2% 8.5% 12.7% Lesotho
1990s 18.7% 12.6% 6.1% Lesotho
2000s 13.6% 12.1% 1.6% Lesotho
2010s 12.0% 7.4% 4.5% 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 Zambia?
Lesotho, at 11.7% against 7.4% in Zambia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes between Lesotho and Zambia?
4.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 7 of primary education, both sexes?
Lesotho ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th 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.