Congo vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Congo
20.5%
in 2009
Madagascar
22.3%
in 2023
Congo rank
9th
Madagascar rank
7th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 22.3% against 20.5% in Congo, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.7% | 29.4% | 3.3% | Congo |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 1.3% | Congo |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 33.9% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 26.0% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 22.3% against 20.5% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Congo and Madagascar?
- 1.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2009.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 7th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). 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