Madagascar vs Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Madagascar
28.5%
in 2025
Malawi
29.8%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
156th
Malawi rank
153rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 29.8% against 28.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 156th and Malawi ranks 153rd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 6.9% | 10.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 17.2% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.3% | 2.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 0.1% | 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), Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 29.8% against 28.5% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 1.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 156th 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