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
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Malawi, 1973–2013
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Central African Republic 23.2% compare
- 4 Madagascar 22.4% compare
- 5 Mali 21.2% compare
- 7 Congo 20.0% compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 19.9% compare
- 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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About this data
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.