Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, India or Malawi?

Malawi, at 64,819 number against 59,280 number in India as of 2019.

What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between India and Malawi?

5,539 number, with Malawi ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

India

59,280 number

in 2017

Malawi

64,819 number

in 2019

India rank

7th

Malawi rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

India
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 64,819 number against 59,280 number in India, a difference of 5,539 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.

India ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	563,837 number	2,575 number	561,262 number	India
1980s	361,393 number	4,104 number	357,290 number	India
1990s	380,349 number	16,896 number	363,453 number	India
2000s	474,118 number	22,520 number	451,598 number	India
2010s	215,450 number	43,668 number	171,782 number	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, India or Malawi?: Malawi, at 64,819 number against 59,280 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between India and Malawi?: 5,539 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do India and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: India ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 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.