Malawi vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Malawi
1.16 million
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
78.12 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
69th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
70th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

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

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 78.12 million against 1.16 million in Malawi, a difference of 76.96 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 67.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 69th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 70th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 86,017 6.22 million 6.13 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 166,014 12.51 million 12.34 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 325,905 18.19 million 17.86 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 549,855 31.56 million 31.01 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 884,129 55.77 million 54.88 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.13 million 72.96 million 71.82 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Malawi or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 78.12 million against 1.16 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Malawi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
76.96 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malawi and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 69th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 70th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 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.