Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Myanmar
0.7%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2016
Myanmar rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
119th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
00.511.5199920072016

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Myanmar ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Myanmar
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.0% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Myanmar as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Myanmar ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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