Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Congo
31.6%
in 2007
Madagascar
23.3%
in 2018
Congo rank
3rd
Madagascar rank
6th

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

  • Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 31.6% against 23.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 8.3%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 33.1% 23.4% 9.8% Congo
1980s 46.1% 30.6% 15.5% Congo
1990s 43.3% 32.1% 11.3% Congo
2000s 32.9% 29.3% 3.6% Congo

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, Congo or Madagascar?
Congo, at 31.6% against 23.3% in Madagascar as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Congo and Madagascar?
8.3%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Congo ranks 3rd 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.