Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.2% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 2.0% | 9.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 2.0% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 1.8% | 5.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.2% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
- How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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.