Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female was 2,671 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
2,671 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 32 countries
All-time high
4,830 number
in 1996
All-time low
1,525 number
in 1994
Years of data
45
1972–2016
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho is 2,671 number, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho peaked at 4,830 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,525 number, in 1994.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,706 number | — |
| 1973 | 2,095 number | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 1,896 number | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2,292 number | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 2,228 number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 3,109 number | +39.5% |
| 1978 | 2,782 number | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 2,935 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 3,086 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 3,373 number | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 3,400 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3,188 number | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 3,252 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3,302 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,902 number | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 2,048 number | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 1,681 number | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 2,720 number | +61.8% |
| 1990 | 2,557 number | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 3,460 number | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 2,673 number | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 2,337 number | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1,525 number | -34.7% |
| 1995 | 2,521 number | +65.3% |
| 1996 | 4,830 number | +91.6% |
| 1997 | 3,613 number | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 3,762 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 4,378 number | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 3,926 number | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 2,404 number | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 2,514 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 4,149 number | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 3,435 number | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 1,940 number | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 3,525 number | +81.7% |
| 2007 | 3,302 number | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3,602 number | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3,635 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3,320 number | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 3,195 number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3,069 number | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3,001 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,731 number | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2,680 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,671 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,380 number | 1,706 number | 3,109 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2,895 number | 1,681 number | 3,400 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,166 number | 1,525 number | 4,830 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,243 number | 1,940 number | 4,149 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,952 number | 2,671 number | 3,320 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 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho?
- Repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Lesotho was 2,671 number in 2016, 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 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,525 number in 1994.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 7 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.