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

35,978 number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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

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.

Madagascar vs Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Madagascar

133,891 number

in 2019

Malawi

97,913 number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

3rd

Malawi rank

5th

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 133,891 number against 97,913 number in Malawi, a difference of 35,978 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 5th of 185 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	27,219 number	11,588 number	15,631 number	Madagascar
1980s	55,766 number	22,020 number	33,746 number	Madagascar
1990s	57,706 number	35,800 number	21,906 number	Madagascar
2000s	117,365 number	57,513 number	59,852 number	Madagascar
2010s	131,243 number	78,615 number	52,628 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male, Madagascar or Malawi?: Madagascar, at 133,891 number against 97,913 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?: 35,978 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, male?: Madagascar ranks 3rd 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.