Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters, primary, total
Malawi
19.5%
in 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.6%
in 2018
Malawi rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
Repeaters, primary, total over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.5% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 189 countries.
Malawi 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 | 15.5% | 11.4% | 4.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 11.2% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 10.8% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 9.8% | 8.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 8.4% | 10.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Malawi, at 19.5% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2014.
- What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 11.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
- Malawi ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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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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.