What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between IDA only and Malawi?

6.40 million number, with IDA only ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

IDA only vs Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

IDA only

6.93 million number

in 2019

Malawi

535,199 number

in 2019

IDA only rank

7th

Malawi rank

5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

IDA only
Malawi

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 6.93 million number against 535,199 number in Malawi, a difference of 6.40 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 13.0 times Malawi's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 5th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.78 million number	49,359 number	3.74 million number	IDA only
1980s	4.31 million number	65,152 number	4.24 million number	IDA only
1990s	4.99 million number	156,512 number	4.83 million number	IDA only
2000s	6.93 million number	277,501 number	6.65 million number	IDA only
2010s	7.15 million number	406,023 number	6.74 million number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, IDA only or Malawi?: IDA only, at 6.93 million number against 535,199 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between IDA only and Malawi?: 6.40 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Malawi?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: IDA only ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.