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

Mali
28.8%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
23.7%
in 2016
Mali rank
3rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
6th

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

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 28.8% against 23.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mali ranks 3rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th of 164 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 17.0% 26.4% 9.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 24.1% 22.9% 1.1% Mali

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, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mali, at 28.8% against 23.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
5.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Mali ranks 3rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th 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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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.