Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Congo
20.0%
in 2009
Madagascar
22.4%
in 2018
Congo rank
7th
Madagascar rank
4th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 22.4% against 20.0% in Congo, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 32.7% 28.7% 4.1% Congo
1980s 36.7% 34.9% 1.8% Congo
1990s 33.6% 32.7% 0.9% Congo
2000s 23.2% 25.0% 1.8% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 22.4% against 20.0% in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Congo and Madagascar?
2.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Congo ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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