Eritrea vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Eritrea
7.0%
in 2017
Lesotho
7.3%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
31st
Lesotho rank
30th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 7.3% against 7.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 30th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 17.2% | 11.3% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 17.2% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 10.3% | 0.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 7.3% against 7.0% in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Eritrea ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 30th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release