Belarus vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Belarus
0.8%
in 1989
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Belarus rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Belarus
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 157 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 12.2% | 11.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 8.8% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Belarus or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Belarus as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Belarus and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1989.
- How do Belarus and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Belarus ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.