Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 26.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi stood at 26.7%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 26.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 5th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 11.7% | — |
| 1974 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 12.6% | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -22.7% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -62.8% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +92.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +225.8% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 18.3% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -92.4% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +1574.3% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 6.9% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 2.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 10.2% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.6% | 16.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.7% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 1.6% | 26.7% | 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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Malawi was 26.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release