Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0291 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi is 0.0291 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0291 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.009 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0095 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0075 units per person | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0098 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.011 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.014 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 units per person | +61.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 units per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0218 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0192 units per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0227 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0223 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.023 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0281 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per person | -91.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 units per person | +1088.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0291 units per person | +4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0291 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0047 units per person, 6.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0291 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 units per person, 4.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1088.3% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0278 units per person |
| 2021 | -91.7% | 0.0281 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 1995 | +61.4% | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0233 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0096 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.011 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0233 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0281 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0198 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0291 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Malawi was 0.0291 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0291 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.