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

Madagascar
16.8%
in 2018
Tunisia
14.9%
in 2016
Madagascar rank
12th
Tunisia rank
15th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 16.8% against 14.9% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tunisia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 15th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 19.0% 21.1% 2.1% Tunisia
1980s 33.8% 21.9% 11.9% Madagascar
1990s 31.3% 19.9% 11.4% Madagascar
2000s 23.1% 7.7% 15.4% Madagascar
2010s 14.8% 4.3% 10.5% Madagascar

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 Tunisia?
Madagascar, at 16.8% against 14.9% in Tunisia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Tunisia?
1.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tunisia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Madagascar and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 12th and Tunisia ranks 15th 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.