Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi
Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 14.5% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi, 1973–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 14.5% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi peaked at 18.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 19th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 17.1% | — |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -49.3% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.6% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.1% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 16 Tunisia 17.8% compare
- 17 Libya 17.2% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 14.7% compare
- 20 Eritrea 14.2% compare
- 21 Cape Verde 14.0% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Malawi was 14.5% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2011.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.