Sri Lanka vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1.1%
in 2014
Sri Lanka rank
95th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
94th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
051015197419952016

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1990s 6.4% 0.0% 6.4% Sri Lanka
2000s 1.2% 1.3% 0.1% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% 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, Sri Lanka or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
0.2%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2014.
How do Sri Lanka and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 94th 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.