Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 144,455 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Malawi, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Malawi is 144,455, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 144,455 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32,529, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 21st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 58,960 | — |
| 1999 | 32,529 | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 43,447 | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 48,642 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 54,624 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 65,240 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 62,244 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 64,959 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 78,517 | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 84,414 | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 90,456 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 101,288 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 130,354 | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 59,885 | -54.1% |
| 2020 | 67,111 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 124,459 | +85.5% |
| 2022 | 140,734 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 144,455 | +2.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 144,455 is above the median for low income countries, which is 87,272, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 144,455 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,672, 3.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +85.5% | 67,111 | 124,459 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58,960 | 58,960 | 58,960 | 1 |
| 1990s | 32,529 | 32,529 | 32,529 | 1 |
| 2000s | 54,839 | 43,447 | 65,240 | 5 |
| 2010s | 87,125 | 59,885 | 130,354 | 7 |
| 2020s | 119,190 | 67,111 | 144,455 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 18 Argentina 157,368 compare
- 19 Niger 154,292 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 154,147 compare
- 22 Benin 141,517 compare
- 23 Afghanistan 124,578 compare
- 24 Philippines 115,382 compare
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Malawi?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Malawi was 144,455 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 144,455 in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,529 in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release