What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Madagascar and South Africa?

5,193 number, with Madagascar 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 5 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 5 of primary education, male

Madagascar

47,682 number

in 2019

South Africa

42,489 number

in 2018

Madagascar rank

9th

South Africa rank

11th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Madagascar
South Africa

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 47,682 number against 42,489 number in South Africa, a difference of 5,193 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Madagascar ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23,470 number	56,969 number	33,499 number	South Africa
2000s	27,633 number	48,274 number	20,641 number	South Africa
2010s	45,141 number	44,006 number	1,135 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Madagascar or South Africa?: Madagascar, at 47,682 number against 42,489 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Madagascar and South Africa?: 5,193 number, with Madagascar 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 5 of primary education, male?: Madagascar ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 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.