Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female
Malawi
515,255 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
6.23 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 6.23 million number against 515,255 number in Malawi, a difference of 5.72 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,787 number | 1.82 million number | 1.79 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 55,645 number | 2.77 million number | 2.72 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 150,186 number | 3.42 million number | 3.27 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 265,099 number | 5.09 million number | 4.82 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 385,746 number | 6.01 million number | 5.62 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 6.23 million number against 515,255 number in Malawi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.72 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.