Bhutan vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Bhutan
8.4%
in 2017
Madagascar
7.6%
in 2018
Bhutan rank
37th
Madagascar rank
40th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Madagascar
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 8.4% against 7.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 40th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 18.8% 15.0% 3.8% Bhutan
2000s 10.4% 11.2% 0.8% Madagascar
2010s 6.2% 11.5% 5.3% Madagascar

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, Bhutan or Madagascar?
Bhutan, at 8.4% against 7.6% in Madagascar as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Bhutan and Madagascar?
0.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Madagascar?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Bhutan and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Bhutan ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 40th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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