Madagascar vs Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Malawi
57.7%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
154th
Malawi rank
152nd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 54.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 152nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 24.4% | 6.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 31.7% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 40.5% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 48.6% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 55.7% | 3.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 57.7% against 54.0% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 3.7%, 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 152nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary 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