Bhutan vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Bhutan
10.4%
in 2017
Malawi
12.0%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
36th
Malawi rank
33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bhutan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 12.0% against 10.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.

Bhutan ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 3.9% 48.6% 44.7% Malawi
1990s 16.2% 16.2% 0.0% Bhutan
2000s 4.7% 16.1% 11.4% Malawi
2010s 3.4% 16.5% 13.0% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Bhutan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 12.0% against 10.4% in Bhutan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Bhutan and Malawi?
1.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
12 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Bhutan and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bhutan ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.