Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Mali
51.0%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
40.8%
in 2016
Mali rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
2nd

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

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 51.0% against 40.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd of 161 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 45.3% 25.5% 19.8% Mali
2000s 21.8% 56.0% 34.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 40.2% 33.7% 6.5% 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, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mali, at 51.0% against 40.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
10.2%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Mali ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd 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.