Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 584,392 number against 40,608 number in Malawi as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Malawi

40,608 number

in 2012

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

584,392 number

in 2019

Malawi rank

25th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

25th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female over time

Malawi
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 584,392 number against 40,608 number in Malawi, a difference of 543,784 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 14.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 182 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,391 number	699,409 number	686,018 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	25,442 number	645,269 number	619,826 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	36,344 number	640,975 number	604,631 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 584,392 number against 40,608 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 543,784 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?: Malawi ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 4,367 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.