Congo vs Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Congo
19.5%
in 2009
Malawi
20.0%
in 2013
Congo rank
9th
Malawi rank
8th

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

  • Congo
  • Malawi
10203040197119922013

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.0% against 19.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 27.7% 17.7% 10.1% Congo
1980s 31.5% 16.9% 14.6% Congo
1990s 34.6% 17.2% 17.4% Congo
2000s 20.6% 20.5% 0.1% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.0% against 19.5% in Congo as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Congo and Malawi?
0.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
23 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Congo ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.