Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Mali
26.3%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
27.3%
in 2016
Mali rank
5th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th

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

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 27.3% against 26.3% in Mali, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mali ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th of 172 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 24.2% 39.6% 15.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 16.0% 26.3% 10.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 23.0% 24.1% 1.1% Sao Tome and Principe

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, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 27.3% against 26.3% in Mali as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Mali ranks 5th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th 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.