Malawi vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Malawi
14.7%
in 2011
Nicaragua
12.4%
in 2007
Malawi rank
32nd
Nicaragua rank
34th

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

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
051015197319922011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 14.7% against 12.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 10.4% 0.4% Nicaragua
2000s 10.9% 10.3% 0.6% Malawi

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, male, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Malawi, at 14.7% against 12.4% in Nicaragua as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Malawi and Nicaragua?
2.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2007.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Nicaragua ranks 34th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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