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

Malawi
13.6%
in 2011
Suriname
13.8%
in 2018
Malawi rank
21st
Suriname rank
20th

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

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
051015200420112018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Malawi ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 20th 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 12.1% 14.5% 2.4% Suriname
2010s 13.4% 14.8% 1.4% 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 13.8% against 13.6% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Malawi and Suriname?
0.2%, 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 21st and Suriname ranks 20th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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