Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar

Madagascar: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 11.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11.7%
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
29th
of 156 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2000
All-time low
10.0%
in 2009
Years of data
18
2000–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar, 2000–2018

051015202000200920182000: 19.6 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 17.2 %2003: 16.9 %2004: 14.1 %2005: 12.4 %2006: 12.1 %2007: 13.4 %2008: 13.2 %2009: 10 %2010: 13 %2011: 14 %2012: 12.5 %2013: 15 %2014: 14.1 %2015: 14.6 %2017: 15.8 %2018: 11.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar stood at 11.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar peaked at 19.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2009.

Madagascar ranks 29th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Madagascar, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 19.6%
2001 15.8% -19.4%
2002 17.2% +9.3%
2003 16.9% -1.7%
2004 14.1% -17.0%
2005 12.4% -11.6%
2006 12.1% -2.6%
2007 13.4% +10.6%
2008 13.2% -1.5%
2009 10.0% -24.1%
2010 13.0% +30.3%
2011 14.0% +7.3%
2012 12.5% -10.7%
2013 15.0% +19.8%
2014 14.1% -6.0%
2015 14.6% +3.6%
2017 15.8% +8.5%
2018 11.7% -26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5% 10.0% 19.6% 10
2010s 13.8% 11.7% 15.8% 8

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 26 Malawi 13.7% compare
  2. 27 Aruba 13.1% compare
  3. 28 Mozambique 13.0% compare
  4. 30 Cameroon 11.6% compare
  5. 31 Nicaragua 11.4% compare
  6. 32 Spain 11.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar was 11.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2009.
How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Madagascar ranks 29th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.