What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?

22,719 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, male

Ethiopia

120,632 number

in 2015

Malawi

97,913 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Malawi rank

5th

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Malawi

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 120,632 number against 97,913 number in Malawi, a difference of 22,719 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24,638 number	19,122 number	5,516 number	Ethiopia
1990s	27,992 number	43,001 number	15,009 number	Malawi
2000s	83,954 number	57,513 number	26,442 number	Ethiopia
2010s	110,832 number	71,621 number	39,210 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or Malawi?: Ethiopia, at 120,632 number against 97,913 number in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?: 22,719 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,341 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.