Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Congo
23.1%
in 2011
Madagascar
24.3%
in 2018
Congo rank
8th
Madagascar rank
6th

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

  • Congo
  • Madagascar
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24.3% against 23.1% in Congo, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Madagascar ahead.

Congo ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 32.9% 37.4% 4.5% Madagascar
1980s 36.1% 41.8% 5.7% Madagascar
1990s 35.5% 37.6% 2.1% Madagascar
2000s 24.7% 25.2% 0.5% Madagascar
2010s 21.4% 19.0% 2.4% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Congo or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 24.3% against 23.1% in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Congo and Madagascar?
1.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Congo ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-1-of-primary-education-female-percent/congo-rep/madagascar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-1-of-primary-education-female-percent/congo-rep/madagascar/">Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.