Malawi vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Malawi
23.5%
in 2018
Mali
20.3%
in 2011
Malawi rank
7th
Mali rank
8th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
1015202530197319952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.5% against 20.3% in Mali, a difference of 3.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 7th and Mali ranks 8th of 171 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 14.3% 27.6% 13.3% Mali
1980s 15.2% 30.6% 15.4% Mali
1990s 17.1% 17.1% 0.0% Mali
2000s 21.8% 16.8% 5.0% Malawi
2010s 22.0% 17.2% 4.8% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male, Malawi or Mali?
Malawi, at 23.5% against 20.3% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Malawi and Mali?
3.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
15 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 7th and Mali ranks 8th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.