What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Ethiopia and Madagascar?

24,230 number, with Ethiopia 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Ethiopia

1.11 million number

in 2015

Madagascar

1.09 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Madagascar rank

4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

Ethiopia
Madagascar

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.11 million number against 1.09 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 24,230 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	287,808 number	512,477 number	224,669 number	Madagascar
1990s	351,714 number	547,764 number	196,050 number	Madagascar
2000s	852,511 number	768,782 number	83,729 number	Ethiopia
2010s	1.16 million number	909,696 number	254,252 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Ethiopia or Madagascar?: Ethiopia, at 1.11 million number against 1.09 million number in Madagascar as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Ethiopia and Madagascar?: 24,230 number, with Ethiopia 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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