Malawi vs Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps

Malawi
617,151
in 2024
Uganda
383,387
in 2017
Malawi rank
4th
Uganda rank
7th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197419992024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 617,151 against 383,387 in Uganda, a difference of 233,764.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Uganda ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 7th of 199 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 45,335 104,748 59,413 Uganda
2000s 268,837 469,327 200,490 Uganda
2010s 360,593 403,872 43,279 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 617,151 against 383,387 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps between Malawi and Uganda?
233,764, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
Malawi ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
419 places, 16,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 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.