Bhutan vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both

Bhutan
6.1%
in 2017
Malawi
7.9%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
28th
Malawi rank
26th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bhutan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7.9% against 6.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 78 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 9.5% 8.8% Malawi
2010s 0.6% 7.2% 6.6% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both, Bhutan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 7.9% against 6.1% in Bhutan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both between Bhutan and Malawi?
1.8%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
How do Bhutan and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bhutan ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 26th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,267 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.