Malawi vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Malawi
14.5%
in 2011
Tunisia
17.8%
in 2017
Malawi rank
19th
Tunisia rank
16th

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

  • Malawi
  • Tunisia
5101520197319952017

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 17.8% against 14.5% in Malawi, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 16th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 16.6% 11.0% 5.6% Malawi
1990s 11.3% 13.3% 2.0% Tunisia
2000s 11.1% 17.8% 6.7% Tunisia

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, Malawi or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 17.8% against 14.5% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Malawi and Tunisia?
3.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tunisia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
How do Malawi and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Malawi ranks 19th and Tunisia ranks 16th 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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About this data

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.