Malawi vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Malawi
18.5%
in 2018
Suriname
19.2%
in 2018
Malawi rank
14th
Suriname rank
11th

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

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
1015202530197319952018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 19.2% against 18.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Malawi ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 11th of 165 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 26.7% 15.3% Suriname
1980s 13.9% 26.8% 12.9% Suriname
2000s 17.7% 17.3% 0.4% Malawi
2010s 18.3% 19.4% 1.1% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male, Malawi or Suriname?
Suriname, at 19.2% against 18.5% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male between Malawi and Suriname?
0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 14th and Suriname 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,139 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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