Malawi vs Suriname: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Malawi
13.7%
in 2011
Suriname
15.2%
in 2018
Malawi rank
23rd
Suriname rank
22nd

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
05101520199820082018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 15.2% against 13.7% in Malawi, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 12.0% 16.1% 4.1% Suriname
2010s 13.5% 16.5% 3.0% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Malawi or Suriname?
Suriname, at 15.2% against 13.7% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Malawi and Suriname?
1.5%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Malawi ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 22nd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.