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

Madagascar
17.8%
in 2018
Malawi
17.0%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
10th
Malawi rank
12th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
10152025197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.8% against 17.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 12th of 165 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 23.3% 16.1% 7.2% Madagascar
1980s 24.6% 16.3% 8.3% Madagascar
1990s 25.2% 13.3% 12.0% Madagascar
2000s 12.6% 16.5% 3.9% Malawi
2010s 16.0% 17.4% 1.3% 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, Madagascar or Malawi?
Madagascar, at 17.8% against 17.0% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Madagascar and Malawi?
0.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
21 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, female?
Madagascar ranks 10th 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.