Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Rwanda
0.7%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.7%
in 2016
Rwanda rank
114th
Sri Lanka rank
115th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Rwanda ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 4.9% 5.9% 1.0% Sri Lanka
1980s 2.8% 3.4% 0.6% Sri Lanka
1990s 3.6% 3.5% 0.1% Rwanda
2010s 1.8% 0.9% 0.9% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
Rwanda, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Rwanda ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.