Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Malawi

Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 20.5% in 2013. β–² Rising

Latest (2013)
20.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 181 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2007
All-time low
10.6%
in 1982
Years of data
35
1973–2013

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

051015201973199320131973: 17.8 %1974: 17.3 %1975: 15.1 %1976: 15.9 %1977: 13.8 %1978: 14.5 %1979: 16.2 %1980: 14.9 %1981: 13 %1982: 10.6 %1983: 12.3 %1984: 13.7 %1985: 15.6 %1986: 18.7 %1987: 18.8 %1988: 20.7 %1989: 19.8 %1990: 17.9 %1991: 17 %1992: 18.2 %1993: 17.9 %1995: 15 %1999: 16.2 %2000: 18.3 %2001: 15.7 %2004: 20.8 %2005: 21.5 %2006: 21.2 %2007: 22.4 %2008: 19.3 %2009: 20.1 %2010: 20.7 %2011: 20.6 %2012: 20.7 %2013: 20.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 20.5% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2013.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Malawi peaked at 22.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1982.

That places Malawi 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.8% 13.8% 17.8% 7
1980s 15.8% 10.6% 20.7% 10
1990s 17.0% 15.0% 18.2% 6
2000s 19.9% 15.7% 22.4% 8
2010s 20.6% 20.5% 20.7% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 5 Central African Republic 22.8% compare
  2. 6 Mali 21.4% compare
  3. 7 Congo 20.5% compare
  4. 9 Equatorial Guinea 20.3% compare
  5. 10 Chad 19.3% compare
  6. 11 Namibia 18.9% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Malawi

All data for Malawi β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Malawi?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Malawi was 20.5% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1982.
How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2013.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.