Chad vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Chad
18.6%
in 2017
Malawi
22.7%
in 2018
Chad rank
9th
Malawi rank
7th

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

  • Chad
  • Malawi
10203040197319952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 22.7% against 18.6% in Chad, a difference of 4.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 7th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 34.7% 17.0% 17.7% Chad
1980s 32.7% 19.8% 12.9% Chad
1990s 29.7% 16.1% 13.6% Chad
2000s 24.4% 20.2% 4.2% Chad
2010s 26.0% 21.1% 4.9% Chad

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, Chad or Malawi?
Malawi, at 22.7% against 18.6% in Chad as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Chad and Malawi?
4.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Chad ranks 9th 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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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.