Lesotho - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Lesotho was 10.74 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 26.39 in 1983, while its lowest value was 5.06 in 1974.

Definition: Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 21.32
1973 18.51
1974 5.06
1975 5.89
1976 7.92
1977 14.87
1978 16.32
1979 17.00
1980 21.99
1981 23.20
1982 24.69
1983 26.39
1984 25.30
1985 24.52
1986 25.98
1987 25.52
1988 24.64
1989 25.25
1990 24.72
1991 25.18
1992 23.64
1993 22.34
1994 21.21
1995 21.18
1996 22.68
1997 23.38
1998 23.34
1999 22.98
2000 20.23
2001 21.98
2002 23.78
2003 24.61
2004 20.70
2005 24.03
2006 24.27
2007 24.25
2008 24.39
2009 22.86
2010 23.37
2011 21.37
2012 19.47
2013 15.77
2014 9.92
2015 9.58
2016 10.74

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency