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

Sierra Leone
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Sierra Leone rank
127th
Sri Lanka rank
125th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

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

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 178 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 17.4% 10.5% 6.9% Sierra Leone
2010s 7.1% 1.1% 6.0% Sierra Leone

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, Sierra Leone or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Sierra Leone ranks 127th 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.