What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?

7,198 number, with Malawi 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 3 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 3 of primary education, male

Ethiopia

88,522 number

in 2015

Malawi

95,720 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

6th

Malawi rank

5th

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 95,720 number against 88,522 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 7,198 number.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th 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	14,861 number	12,732 number	2,129 number	Ethiopia
1990s	16,439 number	32,232 number	15,793 number	Malawi
2000s	67,968 number	54,976 number	12,992 number	Ethiopia
2010s	85,656 number	69,595 number	16,061 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 95,720 number against 88,522 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?: 7,198 number, with Malawi 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 3 of primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 5th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,333 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.