Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 26.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 26.1% for repeaters, primary, total in 2018.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Madagascar peaked at 35.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.0% | — |
| 1972 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | -21.9% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 34.6% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 32.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +22.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -39.0% | 30.0% | 18.3% |
| 1988 | +36.3% | 24.4% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 24.4% | 31.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 29.9% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 18.3% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.4% | 26.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Madagascar?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Madagascar was 26.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.