Repeaters, primary, male in Malawi

Malawi: Repeaters, primary, male was 19.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
19.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2006
All-time low
11.0%
in 1983
Years of data
38
1974–2014

Repeaters, primary, male in Malawi, 1974–2014

051015201974199420141974: 16 % of male enrollment1975: 15.4 % of male enrollment1976: 14.6 % of male enrollment1977: 15.8 % of male enrollment1978: 13.9 % of male enrollment1979: 13.9 % of male enrollment1980: 15 % of male enrollment1981: 14.6 % of male enrollment1982: 12 % of male enrollment1983: 11 % of male enrollment1984: 12.9 % of male enrollment1985: 12.8 % of male enrollment1986: 15.1 % of male enrollment1987: 17.4 % of male enrollment1988: 18.1 % of male enrollment1989: 18 % of male enrollment1990: 17.9 % of male enrollment1991: 16.9 % of male enrollment1992: 14 % of male enrollment1993: 17.6 % of male enrollment1994: 16.6 % of male enrollment1995: 17.4 % of male enrollment1996: 14.9 % of male enrollment1999: 14.4 % of male enrollment2000: 15.5 % of male enrollment2001: 17.4 % of male enrollment2002: 15.7 % of male enrollment2004: 18.4 % of male enrollment2005: 20.6 % of male enrollment2006: 21.1 % of male enrollment2007: 21.1 % of male enrollment2008: 20.5 % of male enrollment2009: 19 % of male enrollment2010: 19.2 % of male enrollment2011: 19.9 % of male enrollment2012: 19.9 % of male enrollment2013: 19.3 % of male enrollment2014: 19.8 % of male enrollment

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

Analysis

In 2014, repeaters, primary, male in Malawi stood at 19.8%.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Malawi peaked at 21.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1983.

Malawi ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Repeaters, primary, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Malawi, 1974 to 2014.
Year % of male enrollment Change
1974 16.0%
1975 15.4% -3.6%
1976 14.6% -4.9%
1977 15.8% +8.0%
1978 13.9% -12.2%
1979 13.9% +0.5%
1980 15.0% +7.2%
1981 14.6% -2.5%
1982 12.0% -17.6%
1983 11.0% -8.6%
1984 12.9% +17.1%
1985 12.8% -0.4%
1986 15.1% +17.5%
1987 17.4% +15.5%
1988 18.1% +4.1%
1989 18.0% -0.5%
1990 17.9% -0.7%
1991 16.9% -5.3%
1992 14.0% -17.4%
1993 17.6% +25.5%
1994 16.6% -5.5%
1995 17.4% +4.9%
1996 14.9% -14.4%
1999 14.4% -3.4%
2000 15.5% +7.8%
2001 17.4% +11.8%
2002 15.7% -9.7%
2004 18.4% +17.4%
2005 20.6% +11.8%
2006 21.1% +2.8%
2007 21.1% -0.2%
2008 20.5% -2.8%
2009 19.0% -7.2%
2010 19.2% +0.9%
2011 19.9% +3.6%
2012 19.9% -0.2%
2013 19.3% -3.1%
2014 19.8% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.9% 13.9% 16.0% 6
1980s 14.7% 11.0% 18.1% 10
1990s 16.2% 14.0% 17.9% 8
2000s 18.8% 15.5% 21.1% 9
2010s 19.6% 19.2% 19.9% 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 5 Brazil 24.0% compare
  2. 6 Central African Republic 22.5% compare
  3. 7 Mali 19.9% compare
  4. 9 Equatorial Guinea 19.6% compare
  5. 10 Suriname 19.1% compare
  6. 11 Iraq 18.8% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters, primary, male in Malawi?
Repeaters, primary, male in Malawi was 19.8% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2006.
What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1983.
How does Malawi rank for repeaters, primary, male?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2014.
Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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
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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.