What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and Madagascar?

30,948 number, with Ethiopia 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Ethiopia

603,755 number

in 2015

Madagascar

572,807 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Madagascar rank

4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Ethiopia
Madagascar

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 603,755 number against 572,807 number in Madagascar, a difference of 30,948 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 187 regions.

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	158,492 number	275,065 number	116,573 number	Madagascar
1990s	183,899 number	278,018 number	94,119 number	Madagascar
2000s	496,111 number	405,299 number	90,812 number	Ethiopia
2010s	592,068 number	484,602 number	107,466 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Ethiopia or Madagascar?: Ethiopia, at 603,755 number against 572,807 number in Madagascar as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 30,948 number, with Ethiopia 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 primary education, all grades, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 187 regions.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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