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

Malawi
23.5%
in 2018
Suriname
19.6%
in 2018
Malawi rank
7th
Suriname rank
10th

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

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
0102030197319952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.5% against 19.6% in Suriname, a difference of 3.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Malawi ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 10th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 14.2% 24.8% 10.6% Suriname
1980s 17.6% 24.2% 6.5% Suriname
2000s 22.4% 18.9% 3.5% Malawi
2010s 21.8% 20.6% 1.2% 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 Suriname?
Malawi, at 23.5% against 19.6% in Suriname as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Malawi and Suriname?
3.9%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 10th 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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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.