Mali vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Mali
34.4%
in 2016
Namibia
29.7%
in 2012
Mali rank
3rd
Namibia rank
4th

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

  • Mali
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 34.4% against 29.7% in Namibia, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 4th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 17.5% 11.9% 5.6% Mali
2000s 26.5% 23.0% 3.5% Mali
2010s 28.8% 29.7% 0.9% Namibia

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, Mali or Namibia?
Mali, at 34.4% against 29.7% in Namibia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Mali and Namibia?
4.7%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Namibia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Mali and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Mali ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 4th 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.