Mali vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Mali
12.2%
in 2011
Suriname
13.3%
in 2018
Mali rank
22nd
Suriname rank
19th

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

  • Mali
  • Suriname
1015202530197519962018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 13.3% against 12.2% in Mali, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 26.9% 26.6% 0.2% Mali
1980s 30.2% 23.2% 7.0% Mali
2000s 10.1% 15.5% 5.3% Suriname
2010s 10.7% 14.6% 4.0% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Mali or Suriname?
Suriname, at 13.3% against 12.2% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Mali and Suriname?
1.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Mali and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Mali ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 19th 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.