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
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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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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
Last refreshed

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.