Iraq vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Iraq
18.1%
in 1999
Malawi
17.2%
in 2013
Iraq rank
10th
Malawi rank
11th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 18.1% against 17.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 11th of 141 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 33.6% 11.7% 21.9% Iraq
1980s 30.7% 8.3% 22.4% Iraq
1990s 18.1% 12.6% 5.5% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Iraq or Malawi?
Iraq, at 18.1% against 17.2% in Malawi as of 1999.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Iraq and Malawi?
0.9%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malawi?
8 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1999.
How do Iraq and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Iraq ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 11th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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