Central African Republic vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Central African Republic
24.7%
in 2011
Madagascar
23.3%
in 2018
Central African Republic rank
4th
Madagascar rank
6th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 24.7% against 23.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 25.5% 24.5% 1.0% Central African Republic
1980s 39.7% 31.2% 8.5% Central African Republic
1990s 33.5% 30.7% 2.8% Central African Republic
2000s 25.9% 25.5% 0.5% Central African Republic
2010s 25.0% 24.3% 0.7% Central African Republic

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, Central African Republic or Madagascar?
Central African Republic, at 24.7% against 23.3% in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Central African Republic and Madagascar?
1.4%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Central African Republic and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Madagascar ranks 6th 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.