What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?

23,486 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?

22 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Ethiopia

196,688 number

in 2015

Malawi

173,202 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Malawi rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Malawi

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 196,688 number against 173,202 number in Malawi, a difference of 23,486 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	88,579 number	31,298 number	57,281 number	Ethiopia
1990s	105,017 number	77,042 number	27,975 number	Ethiopia
2000s	157,537 number	93,615 number	63,922 number	Ethiopia
2010s	183,398 number	119,261 number	64,136 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or Malawi?: Ethiopia, at 196,688 number against 173,202 number in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?: 23,486 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.