Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 7.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.4%
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
46th
of 164 countries
All-time high
13.1%
in 1990
All-time low
3.9%
in 1974
Years of data
23
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar, 1971–2018

4681012141971199420181971: 6.9 %1974: 3.9 %1988: 10.5 %1989: 11.3 %1990: 13.1 %2000: 12.5 %2001: 11.5 %2002: 11.6 %2003: 12.2 %2004: 9.9 %2005: 8.8 %2006: 10 %2007: 10.7 %2008: 11.3 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 8.2 %2011: 10.1 %2012: 8.7 %2013: 10.9 %2014: 9.3 %2015: 9.2 %2017: 10.3 %2018: 7.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 7.4% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar peaked at 13.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1974.

That places Madagascar 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Madagascar, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 6.9%
1974 3.9% -43.4%
1988 10.5% +168.5%
1989 11.3% +7.3%
1990 13.1% +15.5%
2000 12.5% -4.0%
2001 11.5% -8.0%
2002 11.6% +0.5%
2003 12.2% +5.1%
2004 9.9% -18.4%
2005 8.8% -11.3%
2006 10.0% +13.9%
2007 10.7% +6.1%
2008 11.3% +6.4%
2009 7.9% -30.2%
2010 8.2% +3.7%
2011 10.1% +23.3%
2012 8.7% -13.7%
2013 10.9% +25.0%
2014 9.3% -14.4%
2015 9.2% -0.9%
2017 10.3% +11.2%
2018 7.4% -27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.4% 3.9% 6.9% 2
1980s 10.9% 10.5% 11.3% 2
1990s 13.1% 13.1% 13.1% 1
2000s 10.6% 7.9% 12.5% 10
2010s 9.3% 7.4% 10.9% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar was 7.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1990.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1974.
How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Madagascar ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.