Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Mexico
0.9%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Mexico rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mexico ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 12.2% | 6.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 8.8% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 6.9% | 1.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Mexico as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Mexico ranks 96th 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.