Gabon vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Gabon
33.4%
in 2002
Madagascar
21.4%
in 2018
Gabon rank
2nd
Madagascar rank
5th

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

  • Gabon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 33.4% against 21.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 12.0%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 5th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 36.2% 30.3% 5.9% Gabon
1980s 35.5% 34.5% 0.9% Gabon
1990s 37.6% 32.9% 4.7% Gabon
2000s 33.4% 33.5% 0.1% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Gabon or Madagascar?
Gabon, at 33.4% against 21.4% in Madagascar as of 2002.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Gabon and Madagascar?
12.0%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Gabon ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 5th 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.