Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 11,114 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho stood at 11,114.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho peaked at 40,394 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5,101, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 67th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,417 | 7,569 | 22,965 | 8 |
| 1980s | 35,955 | 28,294 | 38,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,256 | 31,066 | 38,876 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,742 | 32,302 | 40,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,198 | 8,259 | 31,540 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9,991 | 5,101 | 11,557 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 80.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10,388 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho was 11,114 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40,394 in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,101 in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Lesotho ranks 67th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release