Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female was 40,608 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malawi, 1988–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malawi is 40,608 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 203.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malawi peaked at 40,608 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13,391 number, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 25th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 19,973 number | — |
| 1999 | 13,391 number | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 19,899 number | +48.6% |
| 2006 | 22,327 number | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 25,168 number | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 30,304 number | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 29,514 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 31,065 number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 37,360 number | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 40,608 number | +8.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 40,608 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 26,732 number, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 40,608 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,760 number, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,973 number | 19,973 number | 19,973 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 13,391 number | 13,391 number | 13,391 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 25,442 number | 19,899 number | 30,304 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 36,344 number | 31,065 number | 40,608 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malawi?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malawi was 40,608 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 40,608 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,391 number in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2012.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.