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

Senegal
1.0%
in 2014
Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Senegal rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
117th

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

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Senegal, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 186 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 11.0% 7.5% 3.5% Senegal
2000s 7.9% 0.5% 7.4% Senegal
2010s 1.2% 0.8% 0.4% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Senegal as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Senegal and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Senegal ranks 119th 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.