Brazil vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Brazil
20.5%
in 2003
Madagascar
22.8%
in 2018
Brazil rank
7th
Madagascar rank
4th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 22.8% against 20.5% in Brazil, a difference of 2.3%.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 183 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 25.3% 7.8% Madagascar
1990s 21.0% 30.1% 9.1% Madagascar
2000s 19.7% 29.8% 10.1% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Brazil or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 22.8% against 20.5% in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Madagascar?
2.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Madagascar?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Brazil and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 4th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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