Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
22.8%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
22.4%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 22.8% against 22.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 25.9% 29.5% 3.5% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 28.3% 24.6% 3.7% Madagascar
2010s 23.0% 22.3% 0.7% 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, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Madagascar, at 22.8% against 22.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th 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.