Madagascar vs UNICEF: World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

Madagascar
1.09 million
in 2024
UNICEF: World
25.07 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
5th
UNICEF: World rank
5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps over time

  • Madagascar
  • UNICEF: World
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How they compare

UNICEF: World currently reports 25.07 million against 1.09 million in Madagascar, a difference of 23.98 million.

That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 23.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 5th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 205 countries.

UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar UNICEF: World Difference Ahead
1970s 291,325 42.18 million 41.89 million UNICEF: World
1980s 512,477 40.37 million 39.85 million UNICEF: World
1990s 539,985 35.59 million 35.05 million UNICEF: World
2000s 768,782 32.17 million 31.40 million UNICEF: World
2010s 1.01 million 25.91 million 24.90 million UNICEF: World
2020s 1.18 million 23.51 million 22.34 million UNICEF: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, Madagascar or UNICEF: World?
UNICEF: World, at 25.07 million against 1.09 million in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Madagascar and UNICEF: World?
23.98 million, with UNICEF: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and UNICEF: World?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and UNICEF: World rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Madagascar ranks 5th and UNICEF: World ranks 5th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.