Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Guinea-Bissau
36.6%
in 1984
Mali
51.0%
in 2016
Guinea-Bissau rank
3rd
Mali rank
1st

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 51.0% against 36.6% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mali ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 1st of 161 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 21.8% 36.9% 15.1% Mali
1980s 26.6% 47.8% 21.2% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
Mali, at 51.0% against 36.6% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
14.4%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1984.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 1st of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.