Ethiopia vs Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Ethiopia
29.5%
in 2025
Malawi
29.8%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
154th
Malawi rank
153rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 29.8% against 29.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 6.9% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 12.0% | 5.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 17.2% | 5.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 21.3% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.9% | 0.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 29.8% against 29.5% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ethiopia ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release