Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 156 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 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), Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Samoa ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.