Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Malawi
22.0%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
22.4%
in 2016
Malawi rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Malawi ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 24.1% | 7.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 29.5% | 13.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 23.1% | 3.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2013.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 6th 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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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.