What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Madagascar and Malawi?

2,155 number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?

27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Madagascar vs Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Madagascar

517,410 number

in 2019

Malawi

515,255 number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

3rd

Malawi rank

4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 517,410 number against 515,255 number in Malawi, a difference of 2,155 number.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	125,637 number	36,928 number	88,709 number	Madagascar
1980s	237,412 number	83,419 number	153,993 number	Madagascar
1990s	252,451 number	150,186 number	102,265 number	Madagascar
2000s	359,919 number	265,099 number	94,820 number	Madagascar
2010s	439,338 number	385,746 number	53,592 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Madagascar or Malawi?: Madagascar, at 517,410 number against 515,255 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Madagascar and Malawi?: 2,155 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Madagascar ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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