Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Botswana
6,823 number
in 2014
Sri Lanka
7,729 number
in 2017
Botswana rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
83rd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,729 number against 6,823 number in Botswana, a difference of 906 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Botswana ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 160 number 154,773 number 154,613 number Sri Lanka
1980s 6,672 number 79,400 number 72,727 number Sri Lanka
1990s 5,537 number 56,953 number 51,416 number Sri Lanka
2000s 5,592 number 6,306 number 714 number Sri Lanka
2010s 6,005 number 6,600 number 595.67 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7,729 number against 6,823 number in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
906 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Botswana ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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