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

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Lesotho was 9.17 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 24.50 in 1983, while its lowest value was 5.51 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/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 19.82
1972 21.57
1973 18.54
1974 5.51
1975 6.03
1976 7.84
1977 14.49
1978 15.64
1979 16.38
1980 20.66
1981 21.92
1982 23.38
1983 24.50
1984 23.68
1985 22.60
1986 23.60
1987 22.80
1988 22.07
1989 22.21
1990 21.72
1991 22.16
1992 20.91
1993 19.56
1994 18.45
1995 18.44
1996 20.06
1997 20.21
1998 20.28
1999 20.37
2000 18.30
2001 19.62
2002 21.17
2003 21.70
2004 18.17
2005 20.54
2006 20.95
2007 20.99
2008 21.15
2009 19.82
2010 20.01
2011 18.34
2012 16.67
2013 13.67
2014 8.75
2015 8.40
2016 9.17

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