Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Congo
23.6%
in 2011
Madagascar
25.3%
in 2018
Congo rank
9th
Madagascar rank
6th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 25.3% against 23.6% in Congo, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 39.1% | 5.3% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 42.5% | 5.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 36.6% | 39.0% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 23.8% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.0% | 1.8% | Congo |
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, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 25.3% against 23.6% in Congo as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Congo and Madagascar?
- 1.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Congo ranks 9th 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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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.