Djibouti vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Djibouti
21.8%
in 2004
Malawi
19.5%
in 2018
Djibouti rank
8th
Malawi rank
11th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
1020304050197319952018

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 21.8% against 19.5% in Malawi, a difference of 2.3%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 11th of 131 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 33.9% 10.6% 23.4% Djibouti
1980s 46.1% 16.0% 30.1% Djibouti
1990s 35.4% 12.3% 23.1% Djibouti
2000s 21.8% 12.3% 9.5% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Djibouti or Malawi?
Djibouti, at 21.8% against 19.5% in Malawi as of 2004.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Djibouti and Malawi?
2.3%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2004.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
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.