Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Samoa
0.7%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2016
Samoa rank
130th
Sri Lanka rank
129th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 129th of 172 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 3.1% 1.1% 2.0% Samoa
2010s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Samoa as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Samoa ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 129th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.