What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Madagascar?

11,225 number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?

21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Ethiopia

196,688 number

in 2015

Madagascar

207,913 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Madagascar rank

2nd

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 207,913 number against 196,688 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 11,225 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	94,630 number	124,072 number	29,443 number	Madagascar
1990s	105,017 number	123,908 number	18,890 number	Madagascar
2000s	163,525 number	138,585 number	24,940 number	Ethiopia
2010s	183,398 number	159,953 number	23,445 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 207,913 number against 196,688 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 11,225 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.