Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Mexico
1.0%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Mexico rank
113th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
051015197419952017

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.