Repeaters, primary, total in Malawi
Malawi: Repeaters, primary, total was 19.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, total in Malawi, 1974–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 19.5% for repeaters, primary, total in 2014.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Malawi peaked at 20.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1983.
Malawi ranks 7th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.7% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.4% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, total in Malawi?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Malawi was 19.5% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Malawi ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.