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

Madagascar
11.7%
in 2018
Malawi
13.7%
in 2011
Madagascar rank
29th
Malawi rank
26th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
05101520200020092018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 13.7% against 11.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 26th of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 12.5% 11.4% 1.1% Madagascar
2010s 13.5% 13.6% 0.0% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 13.7% against 11.7% in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Madagascar and Malawi?
2.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Madagascar ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 26th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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