Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 31.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi stood at 31.5%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 31.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1982.
Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.6% | — |
| 1974 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 19.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 21.4% | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 16.8% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +35.3% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | -34.8% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 17.0% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 13.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 18.5% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 17.9% | 26.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 23.2% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Gabon 49.1% compare
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 43.6% compare
- 3 Burundi 31.9% compare
- 5 Brazil 27.1% compare
- 6 Madagascar 26.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 24.9% compare
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Malawi was 31.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.