Malawi vs Mozambique: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Malawi
57.7%
in 2025
Mozambique
53.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
152nd
Mozambique rank
155th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 53.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 152nd and Mozambique ranks 155th of 165 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 7.6% | 16.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 10.6% | 21.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 20.5% | 20.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 33.1% | 15.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 47.8% | 7.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Malawi or Mozambique?
- Malawi, at 57.7% against 53.5% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 4.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 152nd and Mozambique ranks 155th 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