Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 1,988 number in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
1,988 number
Change on year
down 91.0%
World rank
76th
of 182 countries
All-time high
34,246 number
in 1990
All-time low
1,988 number
in 2013
Years of data
34
1974–2013

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi, 1974–2013

010.0k20.0k30.0k1974199320131974: 7.9k number1975: 10.3k number1976: 11.2k number1977: 12.7k number1978: 14.6k number1979: 19.4k number1980: 18.7k number1981: 22.8k number1982: 22.0k number1983: 22.8k number1984: 23.5k number1985: 23.6k number1986: 26.2k number1987: 32.7k number1988: 33.0k number1989: 32.6k number1990: 34.2k number1991: 29.6k number1992: 33.0k number1993: 25.0k number1994: 13.5k number1995: 15.5k number1996: 18.1k number1999: 13.2k number2004: 12.1k number2005: 12.3k number2006: 13.8k number2007: 15.2k number2008: 18.3k number2009: 17.5k number2010: 16.3k number2011: 20.9k number2012: 22.2k number2013: 2.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1,988 number for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 91.0% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi peaked at 34,246 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,988 number, in 2013.

That places Malawi 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Malawi, 1974 to 2013.
Year number Change
1974 7,892 number
1975 10,267 number +30.1%
1976 11,164 number +8.7%
1977 12,736 number +14.1%
1978 14,571 number +14.4%
1979 19,404 number +33.2%
1980 18,741 number -3.4%
1981 22,776 number +21.5%
1982 22,031 number -3.3%
1983 22,763 number +3.3%
1984 23,510 number +3.3%
1985 23,590 number +0.3%
1986 26,242 number +11.2%
1987 32,731 number +24.7%
1988 32,961 number +0.7%
1989 32,631 number -1.0%
1990 34,246 number +4.9%
1991 29,638 number -13.5%
1992 33,031 number +11.4%
1993 25,023 number -24.2%
1994 13,542 number -45.9%
1995 15,478 number +14.3%
1996 18,142 number +17.2%
1999 13,161 number -27.5%
2004 12,149 number -7.7%
2005 12,311 number +1.3%
2006 13,819 number +12.2%
2007 15,217 number +10.1%
2008 18,344 number +20.5%
2009 17,481 number -4.7%
2010 16,281 number -6.9%
2011 20,859 number +28.1%
2012 22,189 number +6.4%
2013 1,988 number -91.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,672 number 7,892 number 19,404 number 6
1980s 25,798 number 18,741 number 32,961 number 10
1990s 22,783 number 13,161 number 34,246 number 8
2000s 14,887 number 12,149 number 18,344 number 6
2010s 15,329 number 1,988 number 22,189 number 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 73 Jordan 2,445 number compare
  2. 74 France 2,444 number compare
  3. 75 Cambodia 2,429 number compare
  4. 77 Greece 1,789 number compare
  5. 78 Haiti 1,758 number compare
  6. 79 Guinea-Bissau 1,734 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi?
Repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Malawi was 1,988 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34,246 number in 1990.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1,988 number in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2013.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,551 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.