Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar

Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes was 22.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
22.8%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 1995
All-time low
22.1%
in 2015
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971–2018

01020301971199420181971: 26.5 %1972: 26.1 %1974: 23.4 %1988: 31.6 %1989: 30.6 %1990: 32.5 %1991: 28.7 %1992: 31 %1993: 30.5 %1994: 29.8 %1995: 33.2 %1998: 25.9 %1999: 28.9 %2000: 27.4 %2001: 29.6 %2002: 31.3 %2003: 30.9 %2004: 27.8 %2005: 27.8 %2006: 27.1 %2007: 26.9 %2008: 27.6 %2009: 24.1 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 23.6 %2012: 24.4 %2013: 23.5 %2014: 22.5 %2015: 22.1 %2018: 22.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 22.8% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 33.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2015.

That places Madagascar 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%) in Madagascar, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 26.5%
1972 26.1% -1.7%
1974 23.4% -10.3%
1988 31.6% +34.9%
1989 30.6% -3.0%
1990 32.5% +6.1%
1991 28.7% -11.6%
1992 31.0% +8.0%
1993 30.5% -1.7%
1994 29.8% -2.5%
1995 33.2% +11.7%
1998 25.9% -22.0%
1999 28.9% +11.6%
2000 27.4% -5.4%
2001 29.6% +8.0%
2002 31.3% +5.7%
2003 30.9% -1.0%
2004 27.8% -10.2%
2005 27.8% +0.0%
2006 27.1% -2.4%
2007 26.9% -0.7%
2008 27.6% +2.6%
2009 24.1% -12.7%
2010 23.4% -2.9%
2011 23.6% +1.0%
2012 24.4% +3.3%
2013 23.5% -3.8%
2014 22.5% -4.3%
2015 22.1% -1.7%
2018 22.8% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.3% 23.4% 26.5% 3
1980s 31.1% 30.6% 31.6% 2
1990s 30.1% 25.9% 33.2% 8
2000s 28.0% 24.1% 31.3% 10
2010s 23.2% 22.1% 24.4% 7

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 1 Guinea-Bissau 43.6% compare
  2. 2 Gabon 32.5% compare
  3. 3 Burundi 29.3% compare
  4. 5 Sao Tome and Principe 22.4% compare
  5. 6 Malawi 22.0% compare
  6. 7 Brazil 20.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes in Madagascar was 22.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2015.
How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.