Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Philippines
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Philippines rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Philippines ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 157 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 8.5% | 7.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 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, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Philippines as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Philippines ranks 97th 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.