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

Mexico
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Mexico rank
109th
Sri Lanka rank
108th

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

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
02.557.510197419952017

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 3.2% 0.7% 2.5% Mexico
2010s 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Mexico as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Mexico ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.