Gabon vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Gabon
49.1%
in 2002
Malawi
31.5%
in 2018
Gabon rank
1st
Malawi rank
4th

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

  • Gabon
  • Malawi
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 49.1% against 31.5% in Malawi, a difference of 17.6%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 52.3% 19.5% 32.8% Gabon
1980s 47.6% 19.8% 27.8% Gabon
1990s 45.4% 18.5% 26.9% Gabon
2000s 50.9% 17.9% 33.0% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Gabon or Malawi?
Gabon, at 49.1% against 31.5% in Malawi as of 2002.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Gabon and Malawi?
17.6%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
15 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2001.
How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Gabon ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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