Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female was 55,357 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
55,357 number
World rank
7th
of 185 countries
All-time high
55,357 number
in 2019
All-time low
3,110 number
in 1975
Years of data
39
1974–2019

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi, 1974–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1974199620191974: 3.2k number1975: 3.1k number1976: 3.4k number1977: 4.5k number1978: 3.9k number1979: 3.7k number1980: 4.1k number1981: 3.9k number1982: 3.6k number1983: 3.4k number1984: 3.7k number1985: 4.0k number1986: 5.1k number1987: 6.2k number1988: 7.0k number1989: 8.0k number1990: 8.9k number1991: 9.1k number1992: 9.2k number1993: 10.7k number1994: 9.0k number1995: 23.7k number1996: 14.5k number1999: 18.9k number2000: 22.6k number2001: 23.9k number2002: 25.2k number2004: 29.7k number2005: 29.8k number2006: 31.7k number2007: 33.3k number2008: 35.7k number2009: 34.6k number2010: 39.6k number2011: 45.0k number2012: 47.1k number2013: 47.8k number2014: 48.9k number2019: 55.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi stood at 55,357 number. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 55,357 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,110 number, in 1975.

Malawi ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female (number) in Malawi, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 3,244 number
1975 3,110 number -4.1%
1976 3,416 number +9.8%
1977 4,485 number +31.3%
1978 3,901 number -13.0%
1979 3,724 number -4.5%
1980 4,129 number +10.9%
1981 3,861 number -6.5%
1982 3,600 number -6.8%
1983 3,392 number -5.8%
1984 3,713 number +9.5%
1985 4,008 number +7.9%
1986 5,080 number +26.7%
1987 6,193 number +21.9%
1988 7,003 number +13.1%
1989 7,964 number +13.7%
1990 8,915 number +11.9%
1991 9,091 number +2.0%
1992 9,241 number +1.6%
1993 10,717 number +16.0%
1994 9,003 number -16.0%
1995 23,652 number +162.7%
1996 14,485 number -38.8%
1999 18,903 number +30.5%
2000 22,612 number +19.6%
2001 23,929 number +5.8%
2002 25,225 number +5.4%
2004 29,743 number +17.9%
2005 29,757 number +0.0%
2006 31,740 number +6.7%
2007 33,302 number +4.9%
2008 35,673 number +7.1%
2009 34,614 number -3.0%
2010 39,587 number +14.4%
2011 44,961 number +13.6%
2012 47,072 number +4.7%
2013 47,817 number +1.6%
2014 48,881 number +2.2%
2019 55,357 number +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,647 number 3,110 number 4,485 number 6
1980s 4,894 number 3,392 number 7,964 number 10
1990s 13,001 number 8,915 number 23,652 number 8
2000s 29,622 number 22,612 number 35,673 number 9
2010s 47,279 number 39,587 number 55,357 number 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 4 Uganda 74,767 number compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia 68,763 number compare
  3. 6 Madagascar 62,332 number compare
  4. 8 India 51,846 number compare
  5. 9 Mali 42,716 number compare
  6. 10 Iraq 41,109 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi?
Repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi was 55,357 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 55,357 number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 3,110 number in 1975.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Malawi ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,324 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.