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

Philippines
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Philippines rank
111th
Sri Lanka rank
108th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Philippines ranks 111th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 1.8% 7.5% 5.8% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.6% 0.7% 0.9% Philippines
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Philippines as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Philippines ranks 111th 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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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.