Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Guinea-Bissau
19.9%
in 2005
Malawi
20.2%
in 2013
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Malawi rank
6th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 20.2% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.6% | 15.9% | 13.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 14.5% | 17.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 0.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 20.2% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2013.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2005.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 6th 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
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.