Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Cape Verde
1.1%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Cape Verde rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

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

  • Cape Verde
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 36.8% 8.6% 28.1% Cape Verde
2000s 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% Cape Verde
2010s 0.7% 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, male, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
Cape Verde, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Cape Verde ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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