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

Samoa
1.1%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Samoa rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
051015197419962018

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 0.8% 0.6% Samoa
2010s 1.3% 0.8% 0.4% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Samoa, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Samoa ranks 112th 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

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.