Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 2,453 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
2,453 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
47th
of 140 countries
All-time high
3,431 number
in 2006
All-time low
411 number
in 1975
Years of data
45
1972–2016
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2,453 number for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in 2016.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 3,431 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 411 number, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 47th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2,779 number | — |
| 1973 | 1,619 number | -41.7% |
| 1974 | 558 number | -65.5% |
| 1975 | 411 number | -26.3% |
| 1976 | 575 number | +39.9% |
| 1977 | 1,222 number | +112.5% |
| 1978 | 1,348 number | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 1,500 number | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 1,976 number | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 2,212 number | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 2,318 number | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 2,182 number | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 2,182 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,283 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 2,347 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2,429 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2,335 number | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 2,327 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,330 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,688 number | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 2,625 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,324 number | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 2,305 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,262 number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2,350 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,544 number | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2,558 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,508 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,572 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,480 number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2,663 number | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 2,626 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,188 number | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 2,567 number | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 3,431 number | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 3,231 number | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3,156 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3,164 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,030 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,026 number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,022 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,719 number | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2,465 number | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 2,494 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,453 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,252 number | 411 number | 2,779 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2,259 number | 1,976 number | 2,429 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,449 number | 2,262 number | 2,688 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,808 number | 2,188 number | 3,431 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,744 number | 2,453 number | 3,030 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 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Lesotho was 2,453 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,431 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 411 number in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 47th out of 140 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 6 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.