Mali vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Mali
24.8%
in 2011
Namibia
21.2%
in 2017
Mali rank
5th
Namibia rank
7th

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

  • Mali
  • Namibia
0102030197819972017

How they compare

Mali currently reports 24.8% against 21.2% in Namibia, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 7th of 140 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 24.3% 21.8% 2.5% Mali
2000s 24.6% 24.8% 0.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Mali or Namibia?
Mali, at 24.8% against 21.2% in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Mali and Namibia?
3.6%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Namibia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2009.
How do Mali and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Mali ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 7th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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