Guinea vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Guinea
17.9%
in 2013
Malawi
21.5%
in 2018
Guinea rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Guinea
  • Malawi
0102030197319952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 21.5% against 17.9% in Guinea, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 24.0% 19.6% 4.4% Guinea
1990s 24.0% 19.0% 5.1% Guinea
2000s 14.9% 20.8% 5.9% Malawi
2010s 16.3% 20.7% 4.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Guinea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 21.5% against 17.9% in Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Guinea and Malawi?
3.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Guinea ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.