Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Estonia
0.9%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Estonia rank
113th
Sri Lanka rank
112th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Estonia
  • Sri Lanka
05101520197119942017

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Estonia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 188 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% Estonia
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 0.3% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Estonia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Estonia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Estonia and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.