Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Kuwait
1.1%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Kuwait rank
109th
Sri Lanka rank
112th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kuwait ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 11.1% | 2.1% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 7.7% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.4% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
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, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 109th 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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About this data
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.