Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 515,255 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Malawi, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 515,255 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Malawi peaked at 515,255 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33,942 number, in 1974.
That places Malawi 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 33,942 number | — |
| 1975 | 36,928 number | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 37,442 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 42,407 number | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 37,101 number | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 38,903 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 44,937 number | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 46,338 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 42,822 number | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 38,581 number | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 42,840 number | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 46,012 number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 56,419 number | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 71,666 number | +27.0% |
| 1988 | 78,897 number | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 87,941 number | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 99,580 number | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 99,529 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 92,073 number | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 138,009 number | +49.9% |
| 1994 | 139,186 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 228,419 number | +64.1% |
| 1996 | 193,448 number | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 179,939 number | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 181,494 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 199,693 number | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 216,043 number | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 215,368 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 251,297 number | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 284,485 number | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 302,127 number | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 300,853 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 315,365 number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 300,659 number | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 322,723 number | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 348,127 number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 362,468 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 368,072 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 397,833 number | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 515,255 number | +29.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 515,255 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 98,620 number, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 515,255 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,957 number, 8.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +64.1% | 139,186 number | 228,419 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,787 number | 33,942 number | 42,407 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 55,645 number | 38,581 number | 87,941 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,186 number | 92,073 number | 228,419 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 265,099 number | 199,693 number | 315,365 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 385,746 number | 322,723 number | 515,255 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Brazil 2.40 million number compare
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 679,135 number compare
- 3 Madagascar 517,410 number compare
- 5 Ethiopia 510,692 number compare
- 6 Uganda 383,387 number compare
- 7 Bangladesh 332,343 number compare
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 primary education, all grades, female in Malawi?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Malawi was 515,255 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 515,255 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,942 number in 1974.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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 primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.