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
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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About this data
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.