Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) was 20.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Malawi, 1973–2013
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.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 17.8% | — |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 15.1% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +15.7% |
| 1984 | 13.7% | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 17.0% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 20.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 20.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.