Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 23.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
23.5%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
4th
of 181 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 1995
All-time low
20.1%
in 2004
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Madagascar, 1971–2018

0102030401971199420181971: 31.7 %1972: 32.9 %1974: 27.1 %1988: 36.7 %1989: 35.4 %1990: 38.4 %1991: 33.3 %1992: 33 %1993: 33.7 %1994: 32.3 %1995: 39.2 %1998: 32.8 %1999: 31.7 %2000: 32.6 %2001: 32.9 %2002: 36 %2003: 36.4 %2004: 20.1 %2005: 20.9 %2006: 20.5 %2007: 21.5 %2008: 22.8 %2009: 20.6 %2010: 20.9 %2011: 22.1 %2012: 23.7 %2013: 22.7 %2014: 22.8 %2015: 22.4 %2018: 23.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 23.5% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2018.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Madagascar peaked at 39.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2004.

Madagascar ranks 4th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30.6% 27.1% 32.9% 3
1980s 36.0% 35.4% 36.7% 2
1990s 34.3% 31.7% 39.2% 8
2000s 26.4% 20.1% 36.4% 10
2010s 22.6% 20.9% 23.7% 7

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 1 Guinea-Bissau 41.0% compare
  2. 2 Gabon 34.9% compare
  3. 3 Burundi 28.1% compare
  4. 5 Central African Republic 22.8% compare
  5. 6 Mali 21.4% compare
  6. 7 Congo 20.5% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Madagascar?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Madagascar was 23.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2004.
How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Madagascar ranks 4th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.