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

Gabon
32.5%
in 2002
Madagascar
22.8%
in 2018
Gabon rank
2nd
Madagascar rank
4th

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

  • Gabon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 32.5% against 22.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 32.6% 25.3% 7.3% Gabon
1980s 31.8% 31.6% 0.2% Gabon
1990s 32.2% 33.2% 1.1% Madagascar
2000s 32.5% 31.3% 1.2% Gabon

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, Gabon or Madagascar?
Gabon, at 32.5% against 22.8% in Madagascar as of 2002.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Gabon and Madagascar?
9.7%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Gabon ranks 2nd 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.