What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Madagascar?

29,645 number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?

22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Ethiopia

222,581 number

in 2015

Madagascar

252,226 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Madagascar rank

3rd

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 252,226 number against 222,581 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 29,645 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	39,262 number	100,390 number	61,128 number	Madagascar
1990s	54,468 number	110,901 number	56,433 number	Madagascar
2000s	150,976 number	212,676 number	61,699 number	Madagascar
2010s	219,209 number	238,839 number	19,631 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Ethiopia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 252,226 number against 222,581 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 29,645 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,880 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.