Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 2,033 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
2,033 number
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
58th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4,564 number
in 2006
All-time low
503 number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1972–2016
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho stood at 2,033 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 4,564 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 503 number, in 1975.
That places Lesotho 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3,355 number | — |
| 1973 | 2,686 number | -19.9% |
| 1974 | 735 number | -72.6% |
| 1975 | 503 number | -31.6% |
| 1976 | 762 number | +51.5% |
| 1977 | 1,774 number | +132.8% |
| 1978 | 1,686 number | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 2,007 number | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 2,712 number | +35.1% |
| 1981 | 3,040 number | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 2,983 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 3,085 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 2,746 number | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 2,895 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 3,111 number | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 3,334 number | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 3,589 number | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 3,340 number | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 3,398 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3,654 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 3,513 number | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 3,249 number | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 3,342 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3,219 number | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3,371 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3,531 number | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3,724 number | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 3,603 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 3,506 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3,545 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,159 number | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 3,368 number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 3,107 number | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 4,188 number | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 4,564 number | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 4,375 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4,215 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4,171 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,907 number | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 3,742 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 3,576 number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,307 number | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2,794 number | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 2,338 number | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 2,033 number | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,688 number | 503 number | 3,355 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 3,084 number | 2,712 number | 3,589 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,460 number | 3,219 number | 3,724 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,820 number | 3,107 number | 4,564 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,100 number | 2,033 number | 3,907 number | 7 |
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More education data for Lesotho
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.37 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,735 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,054 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,532 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.84 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Lesotho was 2,033 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,564 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 503 number in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.