Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 69,170 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 69,170 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi peaked at 69,170 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,138, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 38,987 | — |
| 1999 | 19,138 | -50.9% |
| 2005 | 23,548 | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 26,315 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 29,456 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 34,936 | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 32,730 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 33,880 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 41,157 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 43,806 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 47,773 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 52,820 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 68,072 | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 67,111 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 60,696 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 68,477 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 69,170 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38,987 | 38,987 | 38,987 | 1 |
| 1990s | 19,138 | 19,138 | 19,138 | 1 |
| 2000s | 29,397 | 23,548 | 34,936 | 5 |
| 2010s | 47,918 | 33,880 | 68,072 | 6 |
| 2020s | 66,364 | 60,696 | 69,170 | 4 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Malawi was 69,170 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 69,170 in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,138 in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release