Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Madagascar
16.2%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
19.3%
in 2008
Madagascar rank
12th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
9th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 19.3% against 16.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 141 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 19.3% against 16.2% in Madagascar as of 2008.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2008.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Madagascar ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th 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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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.