Lesotho vs Mauritania: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Lesotho
7.3%
in 2023
Mauritania
7.8%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
30th
Mauritania rank
28th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.8% against 7.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 28th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 20.0% | 4.6% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.8% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 19.0% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 8.9% | 8.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 3.7% | 5.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7.8% against 7.3% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Lesotho ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 28th 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