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

Malawi
20.0%
in 2013
Mali
21.0%
in 2016
Malawi rank
8th
Mali rank
6th

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

  • Malawi
  • Mali
0102030197319942016

How they compare

Mali currently reports 21.0% against 20.0% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 15.7% 29.3% 13.5% Mali
1980s 16.8% 30.1% 13.3% Mali
1990s 15.9% 19.0% 3.1% Mali
2000s 19.1% 17.8% 1.3% Malawi
2010s 20.2% 16.3% 3.8% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Malawi or Mali?
Mali, at 21.0% against 20.0% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Malawi and Mali?
1.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Malawi ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th 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.