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

Gabon
34.2%
in 2002
Madagascar
22.4%
in 2018
Gabon rank
1st
Madagascar rank
4th

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

  • Gabon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 34.2% against 22.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 1st and Madagascar ranks 4th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 36.7% 31.4% 5.4% Gabon
1980s 35.8% 35.7% 0.2% Gabon
1990s 38.6% 34.3% 4.3% Gabon
2000s 34.2% 34.8% 0.6% 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, Gabon or Madagascar?
Gabon, at 34.2% against 22.4% in Madagascar as of 2002.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Gabon and Madagascar?
11.8%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Gabon ranks 1st 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.