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

Eritrea
15.5%
in 2017
Malawi
17.0%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
14th
Malawi rank
12th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
1015202530197319952018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.0% against 15.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th of 165 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 25.8% 12.0% 13.8% Eritrea
2000s 13.1% 16.9% 3.8% Malawi
2010s 9.6% 17.6% 8.0% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female, Eritrea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 17.0% against 15.5% in Eritrea as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Eritrea and Malawi?
1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
12 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, female?
Eritrea ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 12th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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