Mali vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Mali
12.1%
in 2012
Nicaragua
11.4%
in 2007
Mali rank
23rd
Nicaragua rank
26th

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

  • Mali
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 12.1% against 11.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 26th of 183 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 27.1% 13.7% 13.4% Mali
1980s 28.1% 13.7% 14.4% Mali
1990s 12.1% 4.9% 7.2% Mali
2000s 12.5% 9.6% 2.9% Mali

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, Mali or Nicaragua?
Mali, at 12.1% against 11.4% in Nicaragua as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Mali and Nicaragua?
0.7%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nicaragua?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Mali and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 26th 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.