What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Madagascar and South Africa?

6,530 number, with South Africa ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Madagascar

68,077 number

in 2019

South Africa

74,607 number

in 2018

Madagascar rank

8th

South Africa rank

6th

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male over time

Madagascar
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 74,607 number against 68,077 number in Madagascar, a difference of 6,530 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 185 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,807 number	61,987 number	37,179 number	South Africa
2000s	36,563 number	54,880 number	18,316 number	South Africa
2010s	65,775 number	70,656 number	4,881 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male, Madagascar or South Africa?: South Africa, at 74,607 number against 68,077 number in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Madagascar and South Africa?: 6,530 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male?: Madagascar ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,317 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.