How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?

15 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Mauritania

5,205 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

6,335 number

in 2017

Mauritania rank

85th

Sri Lanka rank

82nd

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

Mauritania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6,335 number against 5,205 number in Mauritania, a difference of 1,130 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mauritania ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4,288 number	97,619 number	93,331 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	3,229 number	93,328 number	90,099 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	3,625 number	8,647 number	5,022 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	5,806 number	8,358 number	2,552 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 6,335 number against 5,205 number in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?: 1,130 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Mauritania ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.