Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi

Malawi: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 13.7% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
13.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 2011
All-time low
10.0%
in 2004
Years of data
9
1998–2011

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi, 1998–2011

0510151998200420111998: 11.6 %2004: 10 %2005: 11 %2006: 11.5 %2007: 13.4 %2008: 11.5 %2009: 11.5 %2010: 13.3 %2011: 13.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 13.7% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2011. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi peaked at 13.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2004.

That places Malawi 23rd out of 156 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Malawi, 1998 to 2011.
Year % Change
1998 11.6%
2004 10.0% -13.4%
2005 11.0% +9.5%
2006 11.5% +4.6%
2007 13.4% +16.3%
2008 11.5% -14.1%
2009 11.5% -0.0%
2010 13.3% +15.8%
2011 13.7% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
2000s 11.5% 10.0% 13.4% 6
2010s 13.5% 13.3% 13.7% 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.5% compare
  2. 21 Lesotho 15.9% compare
  3. 22 Suriname 15.2% compare
  4. 24 Cote d'Ivoire 13.4% compare
  5. 25 South Africa 13.3% compare
  6. 26 Mozambique 12.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Malawi was 13.7% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Malawi ranks 23rd out of 156 countries with data for 2011.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.