Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau
34.8%
in 1987
Mali
23.9%
in 2012
Guinea-Bissau rank
1st
Mali rank
4th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 34.8% against 23.9% in Mali, a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.5 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mali ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Mali ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 21.8% 29.6% 7.8% Mali
1980s 29.6% 31.6% 2.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
Guinea-Bissau, at 34.8% against 23.9% in Mali as of 1987.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
10.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1987.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Mali ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.