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

Mexico
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Mexico rank
126th
Sri Lanka rank
125th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mexico ranks 126th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 7.4% 6.8% Sri Lanka
1980s 1.2% 6.8% 5.6% Sri Lanka
1990s 1.4% 6.2% 4.8% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% Mexico
2010s 0.9% 1.1% 0.3% Sri Lanka

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, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Mexico as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Mexico ranks 126th 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.