Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Repeaters, primary, total

Sri Lanka

1.0%

in 2017

Switzerland

1.2%

in 2017

Sri Lanka rank

122nd

Switzerland rank

119th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Sri Lanka
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 119th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.0%	2.3%	8.7%	Sri Lanka
1980s	9.3%	2.1%	7.2%	Sri Lanka
1990s	7.6%	1.7%	5.9%	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	Switzerland
2010s	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Sri Lanka ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 119th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit: % of total enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.