Madagascar vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Madagascar
25.3%
in 2018
Malawi
30.8%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
6th
Malawi rank
3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.8% against 25.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.2% | 21.4% | 11.9% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 24.4% | 18.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 21.3% | 17.6% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 22.8% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 25.6% | 3.1% | Malawi |
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, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 30.8% against 25.3% in Madagascar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 5.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 6th 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.