Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Mali
39.6%
in 2016
Sao Tome and Principe
24.6%
in 2016
Mali rank
2nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th

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

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 39.6% against 24.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 15.0%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mali ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 20.3% 33.7% 13.3% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 31.5% 23.5% 8.1% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mali, at 39.6% against 24.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
15.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Mali ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th 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.