What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

464 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?

21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

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

Paraguay

7,265 number

in 2016

Sri Lanka

7,729 number

in 2017

Paraguay rank

84th

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Paraguay
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,729 number against 7,265 number in Paraguay, a difference of 464 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Paraguay ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,597 number	154,773 number	124,176 number	Sri Lanka
1980s	24,161 number	79,400 number	55,239 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	28,184 number	56,953 number	28,769 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	19,707 number	6,306 number	13,400 number	Paraguay
2010s	12,510 number	5,820 number	6,690 number	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 7,729 number against 7,265 number in Paraguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 464 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Paraguay ranks 84th 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: 21 August 2026

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