Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Malawi
17.7%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
16.2%
in 2016
Malawi rank
13th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
16th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.7% against 16.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malawi ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 10.7% 21.9% 11.2% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 12.1% 20.8% 8.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 16.7% 14.4% 2.3% Malawi
2010s 18.2% 11.5% 6.7% 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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Malawi, at 17.7% against 16.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 16th 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.