Malawi vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education

Malawi
24.2%
in 2012
Mali
28.8%
in 2016
Malawi rank
5th
Mali rank
3rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Mali
10203040197319942016

How they compare

Mali currently reports 28.8% against 24.2% in Malawi, a difference of 4.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 5th and Mali ranks 3rd of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 16.1% 16.6% 0.5% Mali
2010s 20.9% 19.7% 1.3% 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, Malawi or Mali?
Mali, at 28.8% against 24.2% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education between Malawi and Mali?
4.6%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Malawi ranks 5th and Mali ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.