Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Kuwait
0.9%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Kuwait rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
106th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sri Lanka
05101520197219952018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kuwait ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 6.0% 7.0% 1.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 3.7% 0.3% 3.4% Kuwait
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% 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, female, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
Kuwait, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Kuwait ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 106th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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