Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Central African Republic or Malawi?

Central African Republic, at 22.6% against 19.5% in Malawi as of 2016.

What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Central African Republic and Malawi?

3.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?

23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Malawi: Repeaters, primary, total

Central African Republic

22.6%

in 2016

Malawi

19.5%

in 2014

Central African Republic rank

5th

Malawi rank

7th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Central African Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 22.6% against 19.5% in Malawi, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 7th of 189 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32.0%	15.7%	16.3%	Central African Republic
1980s	34.0%	15.5%	18.5%	Central African Republic
1990s	33.4%	16.5%	16.9%	Central African Republic
2000s	27.5%	19.5%	8.0%	Central African Republic
2010s	22.0%	19.4%	2.6%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Central African Republic or Malawi?: Central African Republic, at 22.6% against 19.5% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Central African Republic and Malawi?: 3.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Malawi rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Central African Republic ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 7th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit: % of total enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.