Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Guinea-Bissau
19.9%
in 2005
Mali
21.2%
in 2016
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
Mali rank
5th

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 21.2% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Mali ranks 5th 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 Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 29.6% 28.6% 1.0% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 32.7% 30.1% 2.6% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 20.3% 19.2% 1.1% 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 Mali?
Mali, at 21.2% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
1.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2005.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and Mali ranks 5th 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.