Madagascar vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Madagascar
20.2%
in 2023
Rwanda
25.6%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
8th
Rwanda rank
5th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 25.6% against 20.2% in Madagascar, a difference of 5.4%.
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 8th and Rwanda ranks 5th of 190 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 | 28.9% | 23.4% | 5.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 11.0% | 22.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 21.7% | 10.3% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 22.0% | 3.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 14.2% | 7.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 23.1% | 1.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 25.6% against 20.2% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 5.4%, 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), female?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 5th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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