Malawi vs Namibia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Malawi
16.0%
in 2013
Namibia
16.8%
in 2017
Malawi rank
15th
Namibia rank
14th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
051015197319952017

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.8% against 16.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Malawi ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 14th of 118 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 11.7% 14.9% 3.2% Namibia
2000s 12.9% 16.0% 3.0% Namibia
2010s 15.5% 15.3% 0.2% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 16.8% against 16.0% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Malawi and Namibia?
0.8%, with Namibia 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 6 of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 14th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 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.