Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, India or Malawi?

Malawi, at 173,202 number against 119,220 number in India as of 2019.

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

53,982 number, with Malawi ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.

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.

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

India

119,220 number

in 2017

Malawi

173,202 number

in 2019

India rank

6th

Malawi rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

India
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 173,202 number against 119,220 number in India, a difference of 53,982 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.

India ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 4th of 188 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.78 million number	18,783 number	2.77 million number	India
1980s	611,537 number	32,926 number	578,612 number	India
1990s	633,201 number	78,360 number	554,842 number	India
2000s	659,263 number	88,905 number	570,358 number	India
2010s	566,634 number	126,367 number	440,267 number	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, India or Malawi?: Malawi, at 173,202 number against 119,220 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between India and Malawi?: 53,982 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do India and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: India ranks 6th 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.