Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female
Colombia
0.8%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
0.9%
in 2016
Colombia rank
82nd
Sri Lanka rank
80th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Colombia ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 141 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 7.0% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Colombia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 82nd and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.