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

Madagascar
26.2%
in 2018
Malawi
31.5%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
6th
Malawi rank
4th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 31.5% against 26.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 4th of 186 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 34.0% 21.1% 13.0% Madagascar
1980s 43.1% 24.5% 18.6% Madagascar
1990s 39.7% 21.6% 18.1% Madagascar
2000s 21.4% 23.3% 1.9% Malawi
2010s 23.5% 25.9% 2.5% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 31.5% against 26.2% in Madagascar as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?
5.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
23 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, male?
Madagascar ranks 6th 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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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.