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
02.557.51012.5197419952017

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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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.