Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Malawi
1.05 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
13.26 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 13.26 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi, a difference of 12.21 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.6 times Malawi's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 190 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 87,146 number 4.39 million number 4.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 120,798 number 6.42 million number 6.30 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 310,296 number 7.88 million number 7.57 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 542,600 number 11.14 million number 10.60 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 778,284 number 12.77 million number 11.99 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 13.26 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12.21 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.