Kiribati vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Kiribati
1.0%
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Kiribati rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
107th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sri Lanka
05101520197419952016

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kiribati ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 4.1% 13.9% 9.8% Sri Lanka
1980s 2.0% 10.3% 8.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 0.6% 8.3% 7.7% Sri Lanka
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?
Kiribati, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Kiribati and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Kiribati ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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