Madagascar vs Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both

Madagascar
20.4%
in 2018
Senegal
26.9%
in 2014
Madagascar rank
12th
Senegal rank
9th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 26.9% against 20.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 6.5%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 9th of 78 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 13.6% 4.0% Madagascar
1980s 27.2% 17.5% 9.7% Madagascar
2000s 24.8% 24.7% 0.1% Madagascar
2010s 22.7% 23.7% 0.9% Senegal

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, Madagascar or Senegal?
Senegal, at 26.9% against 20.4% in Madagascar as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both between Madagascar and Senegal?
6.5%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both?
Madagascar ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 9th 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.