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

34,711 number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.

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.

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

Madagascar

207,913 number

in 2019

Malawi

173,202 number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

2nd

Malawi rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 207,913 number against 173,202 number in Malawi, a difference of 34,711 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 4th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	69,252 number	20,649 number	48,603 number	Madagascar
1980s	124,072 number	35,436 number	88,637 number	Madagascar
1990s	126,119 number	61,499 number	64,620 number	Madagascar
2000s	131,940 number	93,615 number	38,324 number	Madagascar
2010s	180,766 number	136,649 number	44,116 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Madagascar or Malawi?: Madagascar, at 207,913 number against 173,202 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?: 34,711 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Madagascar ranks 2nd 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.