Madagascar vs Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 22.4% against 20.2% in Malawi, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 18.1% | 8.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 20.6% | 14.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 16.9% | 16.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.5% | 3.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 0.8% | 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, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Madagascar, at 22.4% against 20.2% in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 2.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 4th 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.