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

Bhutan
5.6%
in 2017
Malawi
7.6%
in 2012
Bhutan rank
23rd
Malawi rank
22nd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Malawi
051015199220042017

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7.6% against 5.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Bhutan's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 22nd of 68 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 0.5% 10.7% 10.2% Malawi
2010s 0.6% 8.2% 7.7% 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, Bhutan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 7.6% against 5.6% in Bhutan as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education between Bhutan and Malawi?
2.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
6 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?
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Malawi ranks 22nd of 68 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 984 data points, 1971–2019
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.