Malawi vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Malawi
2.40 million
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
96.33 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
33rd
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
32nd

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled over time

  • Malawi
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 96.33 million against 2.40 million in Malawi, a difference of 93.93 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 40.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 33rd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 216 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 212,950 15.61 million 15.40 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 353,208 25.40 million 25.05 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 962,419 33.30 million 32.34 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.46 million 52.88 million 51.42 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.06 million 77.54 million 75.48 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.28 million 93.83 million 91.55 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Malawi or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 96.33 million against 2.40 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
93.93 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 33rd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.