Eritrea vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Eritrea
18.3%
in 2017
Malawi
17.7%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
11th
Malawi rank
13th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
0510152025197319952018

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 18.3% against 17.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 13th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 21.9% 12.2% 9.8% Eritrea
2000s 14.1% 16.8% 2.7% Malawi
2010s 11.4% 18.0% 6.6% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Eritrea or Malawi?
Eritrea, at 18.3% against 17.7% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Eritrea and Malawi?
0.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 13th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.