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

Malta
1.1%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Malta rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

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

  • Malta
  • Sri Lanka
02468197119942017

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malta ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 1.7% 8.5% 6.8% Sri Lanka
1990s 1.5% 5.9% 4.4% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Malta
2010s 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% 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, Malta or Sri Lanka?
Malta, 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 Malta and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Malta ranks 116th 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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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.