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

37,608 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 primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Madagascar

572,807 number

in 2019

Malawi

535,199 number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

4th

Malawi rank

5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 572,807 number against 535,199 number in Malawi, a difference of 37,608 number.

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

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

Madagascar ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 187 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	150,566 number	50,231 number	100,335 number	Madagascar
1980s	275,065 number	94,396 number	180,670 number	Madagascar
1990s	276,530 number	156,512 number	120,018 number	Madagascar
2000s	401,235 number	277,501 number	123,734 number	Madagascar
2010s	504,219 number	406,023 number	98,195 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Madagascar or Malawi?: Madagascar, at 572,807 number against 535,199 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Madagascar and Malawi?: 37,608 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 primary education, all grades, male?: Madagascar ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 187 countries.
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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About this data

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.