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
05101520197119942018

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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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.