Sri Lanka vs Türkiye: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Sri Lanka
1.0%
in 2016
Türkiye
1.2%
in 2017
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Türkiye rank
101st

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Türkiye ranks 101st of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Türkiye Difference Ahead
1980s 10.0% 7.5% 2.5% Sri Lanka
1990s 9.2% 6.4% 2.9% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.9% 1.5% 0.6% Türkiye
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
0.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
15 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Türkiye ranks 101st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, male (%)
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 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.