Madagascar vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Madagascar
22.3%
in 2023
Rwanda
30.4%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
7th
Rwanda rank
4th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 30.4% against 22.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 7th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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 | 30.6% | 24.0% | 6.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 11.8% | 24.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 21.5% | 12.9% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 21.9% | 6.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 15.6% | 7.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 27.8% | 4.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 30.4% against 22.3% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 8.1%, 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), male?
- Madagascar ranks 7th and Rwanda ranks 4th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release