Brazil vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Brazil
20.5%
in 2003
Malawi
22.0%
in 2018
Brazil rank
7th
Malawi rank
6th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 22.0% against 20.5% in Brazil, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malawi ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 17.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 16.2% | 4.4% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.5% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.3% | 2.1% | Brazil |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 22.0% 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 Malawi?
- 1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2001.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.