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

Madagascar
18.7%
in 2018
Malawi
17.7%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
10th
Malawi rank
13th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
1015202530197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.7% against 17.7% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 13th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 24.5% 14.8% 9.7% Madagascar
1980s 25.1% 15.7% 9.4% Madagascar
1990s 25.2% 13.0% 12.2% Madagascar
2000s 14.3% 16.8% 2.5% Malawi
2010s 16.9% 17.8% 0.9% 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, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 18.7% against 17.7% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Malawi?
1.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 10th 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.