Ethiopia vs Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Ethiopia
1.11 million number
in 2015
Malawi
1.05 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Malawi rank
5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.11 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi, a difference of 64,000 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 5th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 281,483 number 150,705 number 130,778 number Ethiopia
1990s 351,714 number 377,525 number 25,811 number Malawi
2000s 824,041 number 542,600 number 281,441 number Ethiopia
2010s 1.18 million number 718,271 number 458,052 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 1.11 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Ethiopia and Malawi?
64,000 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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