Madagascar vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Madagascar
24.0%
in 2018
Malawi
22.5%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
5th
Malawi rank
6th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
101520253035197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 24.0% against 22.5% in Malawi, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 6th of 174 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 24.4% 17.5% 6.9% Madagascar
1980s 33.2% 21.5% 11.6% Madagascar
1990s 32.9% 18.8% 14.2% Madagascar
2000s 28.7% 20.3% 8.3% Madagascar
2010s 25.0% 21.1% 3.9% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 24.0% against 22.5% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?
1.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Madagascar ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.