Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho
Lesotho: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 13,272 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho, 1972–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho stood at 13,272 number.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Lesotho peaked at 40,394 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,569 number, in 1974.
Lesotho ranks 68th of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,417 number | 7,569 number | 22,965 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 35,955 number | 28,294 number | 38,400 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,256 number | 31,066 number | 38,876 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,742 number | 32,302 number | 40,394 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,867 number | 12,674 number | 31,540 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More education data for Lesotho
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.1% (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 13,272 number in 2016, 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 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,569 number in 1974.
- How does Lesotho rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Lesotho ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.