What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Malawi and South Africa?

15,466 number, with South Africa ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Malawi

59,141 number

in 2019

South Africa

74,607 number

in 2018

Malawi rank

9th

South Africa rank

6th

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male over time

Malawi
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 74,607 number against 59,141 number in Malawi, a difference of 15,466 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 185 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,336 number	66,094 number	50,757 number	South Africa
2000s	27,902 number	60,356 number	32,453 number	South Africa
2010s	58,073 number	69,383 number	11,310 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male, Malawi or South Africa?: South Africa, at 74,607 number against 59,141 number in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Malawi and South Africa?: 15,466 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male?: Malawi ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,317 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.