Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.6% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
111th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2001–2016

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka, 2001–2016

00.20.40.60.82001200820162001: 0.65 %2002: 0.683 %2005: 0.818 %2006: 0.717 %2008: 0.87 %2009: 0.767 %2010: 0.873 %2011: 0.756 %2012: 0.783 %2013: 0.831 %2014: 0.849 %2015: 0.662 %2016: 0.599 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 111th out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Sri Lanka, 2001 to 2016.
Year % Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.7% +5.2%
2005 0.8% +19.7%
2006 0.7% -12.4%
2008 0.9% +21.3%
2009 0.8% -11.9%
2010 0.9% +13.9%
2011 0.8% -13.4%
2012 0.8% +3.6%
2013 0.8% +6.1%
2014 0.8% +2.1%
2015 0.7% -22.0%
2016 0.6% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Sri Lanka ranks 111th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.