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

Malawi
17.2%
in 2013
Namibia
15.7%
in 2017
Malawi rank
11th
Namibia rank
13th

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

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
05101520197319952017

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17.2% against 15.7% in Namibia, a difference of 1.5%.

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

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

Malawi ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 13th of 141 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 12.5% 19.5% 7.0% Namibia
2000s 15.1% 18.8% 3.7% Namibia
2010s 16.8% 18.5% 1.8% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Malawi or Namibia?
Malawi, at 17.2% against 15.7% in Namibia as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Malawi and Namibia?
1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Malawi ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 13th 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.