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

Madagascar
21.4%
in 2018
Malawi
20.0%
in 2013
Madagascar rank
5th
Malawi rank
8th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
101520253035197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 21.4% against 20.0% in Malawi, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 26.2% 19.2% 7.0% Madagascar
1980s 33.7% 21.1% 12.6% Madagascar
1990s 32.3% 17.5% 14.8% Madagascar
2000s 22.3% 19.1% 3.1% Madagascar
2010s 20.0% 20.0% 0.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 21.4% against 20.0% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Madagascar and Malawi?
1.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
21 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Madagascar ranks 5th 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.