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

Malawi
17.0%
in 2018
Namibia
17.5%
in 2017
Malawi rank
12th
Namibia rank
11th

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

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
0510152025197319952018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 17.5% against 17.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Malawi ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 12.9% 18.2% 5.3% Namibia
2000s 16.6% 10.8% 5.8% Malawi
2010s 17.4% 10.3% 7.1% 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, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 17.5% against 17.0% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Malawi and Namibia?
0.5%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Malawi ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th 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.