Malawi - Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Malawi was 19.53 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 20.77 in 2006, while its lowest value was 11.37 in 1983.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 16.63
1975 15.96
1976 15.21
1977 16.50
1978 14.36
1979 14.41
1980 15.33
1981 14.99
1982 12.44
1983 11.37
1984 13.21
1985 13.20
1986 15.36
1987 17.76
1988 18.53
1989 18.23
1990 18.35
1991 17.31
1992 13.74
1993 17.75
1994 16.55
1995 17.94
1996 15.23
1998 14.61
1999 14.42
2000 15.35
2001 16.46
2002 15.57
2004 17.99
2005 20.16
2006 20.77
2007 20.68
2008 20.07
2009 18.73
2010 18.97
2011 19.62
2012 19.68
2013 18.88
2014 19.53

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency