Burundi vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Burundi
30.7%
in 2018
Malawi
30.8%
in 2018
Burundi rank
4th
Malawi rank
3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.8% against 30.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 20.0% | 3.0% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 20.2% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 21.7% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 22.4% | 9.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 25.6% | 8.2% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 30.8% against 30.7% in Burundi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Burundi and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.