Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 21.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
21.4%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
13th
of 68 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2000
All-time low
10.2%
in 1974
Years of data
23
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar, 1971–2018

102030401971199420181971: 16.8 %1974: 10.2 %1988: 27.1 %1989: 25.8 %1990: 32.6 %2000: 36.3 %2001: 22.2 %2002: 28.3 %2003: 27 %2004: 21.9 %2005: 26.3 %2006: 23 %2007: 24.6 %2008: 22.3 %2009: 16 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 22.9 %2012: 22.5 %2013: 25.2 %2014: 22.5 %2015: 24.6 %2017: 28.3 %2018: 21.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar stood at 21.4%.

That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar peaked at 36.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1974.

Madagascar ranks 13th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Madagascar, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 16.8%
1974 10.2% -39.0%
1988 27.1% +164.6%
1989 25.8% -4.6%
1990 32.6% +26.1%
2000 36.3% +11.3%
2001 22.2% -38.8%
2002 28.3% +27.3%
2003 27.0% -4.4%
2004 21.9% -18.9%
2005 26.3% +19.8%
2006 23.0% -12.5%
2007 24.6% +7.2%
2008 22.3% -9.6%
2009 16.0% -28.3%
2010 22.4% +40.5%
2011 22.9% +2.0%
2012 22.5% -1.6%
2013 25.2% +12.0%
2014 22.5% -10.8%
2015 24.6% +9.6%
2017 28.3% +14.9%
2018 21.4% -24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.5% 10.2% 16.8% 2
1980s 26.5% 25.8% 27.1% 2
1990s 32.6% 32.6% 32.6% 1
2000s 24.8% 16.0% 36.3% 10
2010s 23.7% 21.4% 28.3% 8

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 10 Suriname 23.1% compare
  2. 11 Algeria 22.9% compare
  3. 12 Djibouti 22.7% compare
  4. 14 Cameroon 19.1% compare
  5. 15 Chad 18.9% compare
  6. 16 Singapore 17.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Madagascar was 21.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1974.
How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
Madagascar ranks 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 981 data points, 1971–2019
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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.