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
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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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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.