Central African Republic vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Central African Republic
23.7%
in 2011
Madagascar
25.3%
in 2018
Central African Republic rank
8th
Madagascar rank
6th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 25.3% against 23.7% in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 30.9% 39.1% 8.3% Madagascar
1980s 33.5% 42.5% 9.0% Madagascar
1990s 32.3% 42.8% 10.6% Madagascar
2000s 28.9% 14.8% 14.1% Central African Republic
2010s 23.1% 20.0% 3.1% Central African Republic

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, Central African Republic or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 25.3% against 23.7% in Central African Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Central African Republic and Madagascar?
1.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Central African Republic ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
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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.