Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters, primary, male
Malawi
19.8%
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
7.8%
in 2018
Malawi rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th
Repeaters, primary, male over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.8% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Malawi 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 | 14.9% | 11.7% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 11.5% | 3.2% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 11.2% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 10.0% | 8.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 8.6% | 11.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 19.8% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repeaters, primary, male between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters, primary, male?
- Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.