Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female was 917 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
917
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4,830
in 1996
All-time low
917
in 2024
Years of data
52
1972–2024
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho is 917, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 4,830 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 917, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,706 | — |
| 1973 | 2,095 | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 1,896 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2,292 | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 2,228 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 3,109 | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 2,782 | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 2,935 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 3,086 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 3,373 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 3,400 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3,188 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 3,252 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3,302 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,902 | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 2,048 | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 1,681 | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 2,720 | +61.8% |
| 1990 | 2,557 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 3,460 | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 2,673 | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 2,337 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1,525 | -34.7% |
| 1995 | 2,521 | +65.3% |
| 1996 | 4,830 | +91.6% |
| 1997 | 3,613 | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 3,762 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 4,378 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 3,926 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 2,404 | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 2,514 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 4,149 | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 3,435 | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 1,940 | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 3,525 | +81.7% |
| 2007 | 3,302 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3,602 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3,635 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,320 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 3,195 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3,069 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,001 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,731 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2,680 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,671 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 963 | -63.9% |
| 2019 | 1,187 | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 1,352 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 1,913 | +41.5% |
| 2022 | 1,215 | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 995 | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 917 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,380 | 1,706 | 3,109 | 8 |
| 1980s | 2,895 | 1,681 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,166 | 1,525 | 4,830 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,243 | 1,940 | 4,149 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,535 | 963 | 3,320 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,278 | 917 | 1,913 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho was 917 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,830 in 1996.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 917 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release