Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 6,335 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
6,335 number
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
82nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
110,732 number
in 1990
All-time low
6,335 number
in 2017
Years of data
23
1970–2017

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka, 1970–2017

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1970199320171970: 80.3k number1985: 54.7k number1986: 48.6k number1987: 59.8k number1989: 97.6k number1990: 110.7k number1991: 91.1k number1992: 95.6k number1998: 29.6k number2001: 9.8k number2002: 7.5k number2003: 7.7k number2006: 8.9k number2007: 8.0k number2009: 10.0k number2010: 8.9k number2011: 9.8k number2012: 8.5k number2013: 9.8k number2014: 9.1k number2015: 9.1k number2016: 7.3k number2017: 6.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka is 6,335 number, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 110,732 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,335 number, in 2017.

Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80,321 number 80,321 number 80,321 number 1
1980s 65,166 number 48,612 number 97,619 number 4
1990s 81,736 number 29,557 number 110,732 number 4
2000s 8,647 number 7,466 number 9,999 number 6
2010s 8,598 number 6,335 number 9,831 number 8

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 79 Lesotho 6,860 number compare
  2. 80 Greece 6,801 number compare
  3. 81 Gabon 6,622 number compare
  4. 83 Haiti 5,911 number compare
  5. 84 Austria 5,503 number compare
  6. 85 Mauritania 5,205 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Sri Lanka was 6,335 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 110,732 number in 1990.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 6,335 number in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.