Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Mauritania
10,013 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
10,362 number
in 2017
Mauritania rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
85th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 10,362 number against 10,013 number in Mauritania, a difference of 349 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Mauritania ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 184 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 610 number 119,467 number 118,857 number Sri Lanka
1980s 3,411 number 130,745 number 127,334 number Sri Lanka
1990s 4,830 number 228,083 number 223,254 number Sri Lanka
2000s 6,621 number 13,701 number 7,080 number Sri Lanka
2010s 10,859 number 13,290 number 2,431 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 10,362 number against 10,013 number in Mauritania as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
349 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Mauritania ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.