Burundi vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Burundi
29.5%
in 2018
Malawi
30.2%
in 2018
Burundi rank
4th
Malawi rank
3rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
10203040197219952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 30.2% against 29.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 186 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 22.8% 20.2% 2.6% Burundi
1980s 17.9% 20.5% 2.6% Malawi
1990s 20.4% 22.1% 1.7% Malawi
2000s 32.3% 21.9% 10.4% Burundi
2010s 33.0% 25.2% 7.8% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Burundi or Malawi?
Malawi, at 30.2% against 29.5% in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Burundi and Malawi?
0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
31 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, female?
Burundi ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.