Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi

Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 20.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
20.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 184 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2007
All-time low
11.1%
in 1982
Years of data
36
1973–2013

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi, 1973–2013

051015201973199320131973: 18.9 %1974: 18.1 %1975: 15.9 %1976: 16.8 %1977: 14.4 %1978: 15 %1979: 16.7 %1980: 15.5 %1981: 13.6 %1982: 11.1 %1983: 12.7 %1984: 14.1 %1985: 16.1 %1986: 19.3 %1987: 19.4 %1988: 20.9 %1989: 20.3 %1990: 18.3 %1991: 16.7 %1992: 19.1 %1993: 18 %1995: 15.3 %1998: 14.7 %1999: 16 %2000: 17.4 %2001: 15.6 %2004: 20.3 %2005: 21.2 %2006: 20.7 %2007: 21.8 %2008: 19 %2009: 19.9 %2010: 20.5 %2011: 20.4 %2012: 20.2 %2013: 20.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2013, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi stood at 20.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi peaked at 21.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1982.

Malawi ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Malawi, 1973 to 2013.
Year % Change
1973 18.9%
1974 18.1% -4.3%
1975 15.9% -12.0%
1976 16.8% +5.8%
1977 14.4% -14.2%
1978 15.0% +4.0%
1979 16.7% +11.2%
1980 15.5% -7.1%
1981 13.6% -12.5%
1982 11.1% -18.3%
1983 12.7% +14.2%
1984 14.1% +11.3%
1985 16.1% +14.2%
1986 19.3% +19.6%
1987 19.4% +0.4%
1988 20.9% +8.1%
1989 20.3% -2.9%
1990 18.3% -9.8%
1991 16.7% -8.7%
1992 19.1% +14.2%
1993 18.0% -6.0%
1995 15.3% -14.7%
1998 14.7% -3.8%
1999 16.0% +8.7%
2000 17.4% +8.5%
2001 15.6% -10.4%
2004 20.3% +30.6%
2005 21.2% +4.4%
2006 20.7% -2.3%
2007 21.8% +5.1%
2008 19.0% -12.7%
2009 19.9% +4.8%
2010 20.5% +2.6%
2011 20.4% -0.5%
2012 20.2% -0.6%
2013 20.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.6% 14.4% 18.9% 7
1980s 16.3% 11.1% 20.9% 10
1990s 16.9% 14.7% 19.1% 7
2000s 19.5% 15.6% 21.8% 8
2010s 20.3% 20.2% 20.5% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 3 Central African Republic 23.2% compare
  2. 4 Madagascar 22.4% compare
  3. 5 Mali 21.2% compare
  4. 7 Congo 20.0% compare
  5. 8 Guinea-Bissau 19.9% compare
  6. 9 Chad 19.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi was 20.2% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1982.
How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Malawi ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.