Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Samoa
0.8%
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Samoa rank
102nd
Sri Lanka rank
100th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
02468198220002018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 174 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Samoa
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 0.3% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Samoa as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Samoa ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 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.