Ghana vs Malawi: Enrolment in primary education, female

Ghana
2.24 million number
in 2019
Malawi
2.32 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
33rd
Malawi rank
32nd

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Malawi
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197119952019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.32 million number against 2.24 million number in Ghana, a difference of 72,510 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 498,584 number 212,950 number 285,635 number Ghana
1980s 672,537 number 352,600 number 319,937 number Ghana
1990s 943,350 number 840,057 number 103,293 number Ghana
2000s 1.44 million number 1.46 million number 23,869 number Malawi
2010s 2.08 million number 2.08 million number 2,079 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ghana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 2.32 million number against 2.24 million number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ghana and Malawi?
72,510 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?
Ghana ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.