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
02.557.51012.5197419952017

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.