Madagascar vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Madagascar
21.2%
in 2023
Rwanda
28.0%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
6th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 28.0% against 21.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 23.7% | 6.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 11.4% | 23.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 21.6% | 11.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.0% | 5.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 14.9% | 7.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 25.5% | 3.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 28.0% against 21.2% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 6.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 6th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release