Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female was 25,043 number in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
25,043 number
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
11th
of 182 countries
All-time high
25,043 number
in 2013
All-time low
3,043 number
in 1974
Years of data
34
1974–2013

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi, 1974–2013

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1974199320131974: 3.0k number1975: 3.7k number1976: 4.0k number1977: 4.3k number1978: 5.1k number1979: 5.9k number1980: 6.1k number1981: 7.8k number1982: 7.9k number1983: 9.1k number1984: 9.2k number1985: 9.4k number1986: 11.1k number1987: 13.9k number1988: 14.7k number1989: 15.1k number1990: 17.2k number1991: 14.9k number1992: 16.6k number1993: 11.1k number1994: 6.2k number1995: 10.2k number1996: 10.7k number1999: 8.3k number2004: 8.0k number2005: 8.8k number2006: 9.6k number2007: 10.7k number2008: 12.9k number2009: 13.2k number2010: 13.0k number2011: 16.8k number2012: 18.4k number2013: 25.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 25,043 number for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in 2013. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 214.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi peaked at 25,043 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,043 number, in 1974.

That places Malawi 11th out of 182 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number) in Malawi, 1974 to 2013.
Year number Change
1974 3,043 number
1975 3,708 number +21.9%
1976 4,047 number +9.1%
1977 4,334 number +7.1%
1978 5,067 number +16.9%
1979 5,883 number +16.1%
1980 6,056 number +2.9%
1981 7,783 number +28.5%
1982 7,938 number +2.0%
1983 9,069 number +14.2%
1984 9,174 number +1.2%
1985 9,442 number +2.9%
1986 11,140 number +18.0%
1987 13,925 number +25.0%
1988 14,678 number +5.4%
1989 15,108 number +2.9%
1990 17,191 number +13.8%
1991 14,923 number -13.2%
1992 16,631 number +11.4%
1993 11,121 number -33.1%
1994 6,175 number -44.5%
1995 10,175 number +64.8%
1996 10,715 number +5.3%
1999 8,293 number -22.6%
2004 7,964 number -4.0%
2005 8,755 number +9.9%
2006 9,564 number +9.2%
2007 10,682 number +11.7%
2008 12,902 number +20.8%
2009 13,223 number +2.5%
2010 13,009 number -1.6%
2011 16,800 number +29.1%
2012 18,409 number +9.6%
2013 25,043 number +36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,347 number 3,043 number 5,883 number 6
1980s 10,431 number 6,056 number 15,108 number 10
1990s 11,903 number 6,175 number 17,191 number 8
2000s 10,515 number 7,964 number 13,223 number 6
2010s 18,315 number 13,009 number 25,043 number 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 8 Egypt 28,846 number compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 26,614 number compare
  3. 10 Morocco 25,460 number compare
  4. 12 Mali 23,306 number compare
  5. 13 Burkina Faso 22,146 number compare
  6. 14 Spain 18,519 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi?
Repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female in Malawi was 25,043 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 25,043 number in 2013.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3,043 number in 1974.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female?
Malawi ranks 11th out of 182 countries with data for 2013.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 214.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,551 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.