Malawi vs MDG: World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

Malawi
1.25 million
in 2024
MDG: World
25.09 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
MDG: World rank
1st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps over time

  • Malawi
  • MDG: World
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How they compare

MDG: World currently reports 25.09 million against 1.25 million in Malawi, a difference of 23.85 million.

That makes MDG: World's figure about 20.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, MDG: World has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 4th and MDG: World ranks 1st of 205 countries.

MDG: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi MDG: World Difference Ahead
1970s 87,146 43.76 million 43.67 million MDG: World
1980s 120,798 42.52 million 42.40 million MDG: World
1990s 317,533 35.62 million 35.30 million MDG: World
2000s 536,068 32.18 million 31.65 million MDG: World
2010s 779,704 27.80 million 27.02 million MDG: World
2020s 741,133 23.54 million 22.80 million MDG: World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, Malawi or MDG: World?
MDG: World, at 25.09 million against 1.25 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Malawi and MDG: World?
23.85 million, with MDG: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and MDG: World?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Malawi and MDG: World rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Malawi ranks 4th and MDG: World ranks 1st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.