Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 95,720 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
95,720 number
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
5th
of 185 countries
All-time high
95,720 number
in 2019
All-time low
7,191 number
in 1983
Years of data
40
1974–2019

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi, 1974–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1974199620191974: 7.3k number1975: 8.1k number1976: 8.3k number1977: 9.3k number1978: 8.3k number1979: 8.3k number1980: 9.2k number1981: 9.0k number1982: 8.0k number1983: 7.2k number1984: 8.1k number1985: 8.9k number1986: 10.7k number1987: 12.9k number1988: 14.0k number1989: 16.0k number1990: 17.6k number1991: 17.3k number1992: 11.3k number1993: 24.4k number1994: 24.1k number1995: 37.6k number1996: 31.6k number1999: 35.6k number2000: 39.4k number2001: 48.7k number2002: 42.6k number2004: 54.6k number2005: 56.8k number2006: 59.1k number2007: 62.3k number2008: 66.6k number2009: 64.6k number2010: 65.9k number2011: 68.5k number2012: 71.9k number2013: 69.5k number2014: 72.1k number2016: 86.2k number2019: 95.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi is 95,720 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 95,720 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,191 number, in 1983.

Malawi ranks 5th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number) in Malawi, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 7,290 number
1975 8,135 number +11.6%
1976 8,253 number +1.5%
1977 9,267 number +12.3%
1978 8,297 number -10.5%
1979 8,311 number +0.2%
1980 9,170 number +10.3%
1981 9,037 number -1.5%
1982 7,955 number -12.0%
1983 7,191 number -9.6%
1984 8,149 number +13.3%
1985 8,859 number +8.7%
1986 10,671 number +20.5%
1987 12,948 number +21.3%
1988 14,040 number +8.4%
1989 15,984 number +13.8%
1990 17,558 number +9.8%
1991 17,289 number -1.5%
1992 11,303 number -34.6%
1993 24,404 number +115.9%
1994 24,074 number -1.4%
1995 37,626 number +56.3%
1996 31,618 number -16.0%
1999 35,610 number +12.6%
2000 39,402 number +10.6%
2001 48,715 number +23.6%
2002 42,598 number -12.6%
2004 54,584 number +28.1%
2005 56,813 number +4.1%
2006 59,094 number +4.0%
2007 62,322 number +5.5%
2008 66,610 number +6.9%
2009 64,645 number -3.0%
2010 65,897 number +1.9%
2011 68,454 number +3.9%
2012 71,891 number +5.0%
2013 69,495 number -3.3%
2014 72,138 number +3.8%
2016 86,205 number +19.5%
2019 95,720 number +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,259 number 7,290 number 9,267 number 6
1980s 10,400 number 7,191 number 15,984 number 10
1990s 24,935 number 11,303 number 37,626 number 8
2000s 54,976 number 39,402 number 66,610 number 9
2010s 75,686 number 65,897 number 95,720 number 7

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 138,231 number compare
  2. 3 Madagascar 115,244 number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 107,291 number compare
  4. 6 Ethiopia 88,522 number compare
  5. 7 Uganda 69,436 number compare
  6. 8 Iraq 64,667 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi?
Repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male in Malawi was 95,720 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 95,720 number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 7,191 number in 1983.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,333 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.