Madagascar vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
16.8%
in 2018
Namibia
18.5%
in 2017
Madagascar rank
12th
Namibia rank
11th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 18.5% against 16.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 30.9% 18.8% 12.1% Madagascar
2000s 23.8% 21.0% 2.9% Madagascar
2010s 17.1% 22.2% 5.1% Namibia

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, Madagascar or Namibia?
Namibia, at 18.5% against 16.8% in Madagascar as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Namibia?
1.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Namibia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Madagascar and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th 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.