Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 6.23 million number against 517,410 number in Madagascar as of 2019.

What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

5.72 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Madagascar

517,410 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.23 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 6.23 million number against 517,410 number in Madagascar, a difference of 5.72 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.0 times Madagascar's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	132,540 number	1.55 million number	1.41 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	237,412 number	3.10 million number	2.87 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	252,451 number	3.43 million number	3.17 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	363,484 number	5.09 million number	4.72 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	464,634 number	6.05 million number	5.58 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 6.23 million number against 517,410 number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 5.72 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Madagascar ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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