Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Bahrain
1.0%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Bahrain rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
125th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 178 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 13.4% 8.8% 4.6% Bahrain
1980s 11.3% 7.1% 4.2% Bahrain
1990s 6.6% 6.0% 0.6% Bahrain
2000s 5.6% 1.3% 4.4% Bahrain
2010s 2.7% 1.1% 1.6% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Bahrain or Sri Lanka?
Bahrain, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Bahrain and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bahrain ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.