France vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

France
0.6%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2016
France rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
119th

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

  • France
  • Sri Lanka
0246198420002017

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was France ahead.

France ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 5.2% 0.9% 4.4% France
2010s 1.8% 0.8% 1.0% France

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, France or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7% against 0.6% in France as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between France and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
France ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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