Brazil vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Brazil
15.4%
in 2003
Mali
17.9%
in 2012
Brazil rank
13th
Mali rank
11th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Mali
101520253035197119912012

How they compare

Mali currently reports 17.9% against 15.4% in Brazil, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 13th and Mali ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 13.5% 29.1% 15.5% Mali
1980s 15.4% 30.7% 15.3% Mali
2000s 15.5% 19.9% 4.4% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Brazil or Mali?
Mali, at 17.9% against 15.4% in Brazil as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Mali?
2.5%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mali?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Brazil and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 13th and Mali ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.