Malawi vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Malawi
14.6%
in 2011
Suriname
15.4%
in 2018
Malawi rank
28th
Suriname rank
25th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 15.4% against 14.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Suriname ahead.

Malawi ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 11.7% 13.6% 1.9% Suriname
2010s 14.4% 16.3% 1.9% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Malawi or Suriname?
Suriname, at 15.4% against 14.6% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Malawi and Suriname?
0.8%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Malawi ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 25th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.