Burundi vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes
Burundi
24.6%
in 2018
Malawi
22.7%
in 2018
Burundi rank
5th
Malawi rank
7th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 24.6% against 22.7% in Malawi, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 16.5% | 5.6% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.1% | 1.8% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 1.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 21.0% | 7.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 21.2% | 5.5% | Burundi |
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, Burundi or Malawi?
- Burundi, at 24.6% against 22.7% in Malawi as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Burundi and Malawi?
- 1.9%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 7th 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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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.