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

Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Turkey
0.9%
in 2017
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Turkey rank
109th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Turkey
05101520197419952017

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 109th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Turkey Difference Ahead
1980s 9.0% 8.7% 0.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 8.3% 6.9% 1.4% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.9% 1.5% 0.7% Turkey
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Sri Lanka

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, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Turkey as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
16 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 109th 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.