Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters, primary, female was 19.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
19.3%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2006
All-time low
11.8%
in 1983
Years of data
38
1974–2014

Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi, 1974–2014

051015201974199420141974: 17.7 % of female enrollment1975: 16.8 % of female enrollment1976: 16 % of female enrollment1977: 17.5 % of female enrollment1978: 15 % of female enrollment1979: 15 % of female enrollment1980: 15.8 % of female enrollment1981: 15.5 % of female enrollment1982: 13 % of female enrollment1983: 11.8 % of female enrollment1984: 13.6 % of female enrollment1985: 13.7 % of female enrollment1986: 15.7 % of female enrollment1987: 18.2 % of female enrollment1988: 19 % of female enrollment1989: 18.5 % of female enrollment1990: 18.9 % of female enrollment1991: 17.7 % of female enrollment1992: 13.4 % of female enrollment1993: 17.9 % of female enrollment1994: 16.5 % of female enrollment1995: 18.5 % of female enrollment1996: 15.6 % of female enrollment1999: 14.4 % of female enrollment2000: 15.2 % of female enrollment2001: 15.5 % of female enrollment2002: 15.5 % of female enrollment2004: 17.6 % of female enrollment2005: 19.7 % of female enrollment2006: 20.4 % of female enrollment2007: 20.3 % of female enrollment2008: 19.6 % of female enrollment2009: 18.4 % of female enrollment2010: 18.7 % of female enrollment2011: 19.3 % of female enrollment2012: 19.5 % of female enrollment2013: 18.5 % of female enrollment2014: 19.3 % of female enrollment

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.

Analysis

In 2014, repeaters, primary, female in Malawi stood at 19.3%.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, female in Malawi peaked at 20.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1983.

That places Malawi 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Malawi, 1974 to 2014.
Year % of female enrollment Change
1974 17.7%
1975 16.8% -4.8%
1976 16.0% -4.6%
1977 17.5% +9.0%
1978 15.0% -14.1%
1979 15.0% +0.1%
1980 15.8% +5.3%
1981 15.5% -1.9%
1982 13.0% -16.3%
1983 11.8% -8.8%
1984 13.6% +15.0%
1985 13.7% +0.3%
1986 15.7% +15.1%
1987 18.2% +15.7%
1988 19.0% +4.5%
1989 18.5% -2.8%
1990 18.9% +2.2%
1991 17.7% -6.1%
1992 13.4% -24.3%
1993 17.9% +33.4%
1994 16.5% -8.1%
1995 18.5% +12.3%
1996 15.6% -15.9%
1999 14.4% -7.3%
2000 15.2% +5.1%
2001 15.5% +2.4%
2002 15.5% -0.3%
2004 17.6% +13.7%
2005 19.7% +12.3%
2006 20.4% +3.3%
2007 20.3% -0.7%
2008 19.6% -3.1%
2009 18.4% -6.2%
2010 18.7% +1.7%
2011 19.3% +3.3%
2012 19.5% +0.8%
2013 18.5% -5.0%
2014 19.3% +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.3% 15.0% 17.7% 6
1980s 15.5% 11.8% 19.0% 10
1990s 16.6% 13.4% 18.9% 8
2000s 18.0% 15.2% 20.4% 9
2010s 19.1% 18.5% 19.5% 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 5 Central African Republic 22.9% compare
  2. 6 Congo 20.9% compare
  3. 7 Mali 19.4% compare
  4. 9 Equatorial Guinea 17.4% compare
  5. 10 Chad 17.2% compare
  6. 11 Haiti 16.6% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

More education data for Malawi

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, female in Malawi?
Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi was 19.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1983.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters, primary, female?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2014.
Is repeaters, primary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repeaters-primary-female-percent-of-female-enrollment/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/repeaters-primary-female-percent-of-female-enrollment/malawi/">Repeaters, primary, female in Malawi</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.