Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mexico ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 12.8% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.3% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.8% | 3.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.