Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi
Malawi: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2023
All-time low
2.0%
in 2020
Years of data
39
1973–2023
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi stood at 26.4%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 4th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 20.6% | — |
| 1974 | 19.2% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 14.6% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +19.3% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21.2% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -91.0% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +1196.1% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 20.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 11.7% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 15.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 2.0% | 26.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 94,991 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Malawi was 26.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release