Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Malawi
1.16 million
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
81.42 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
69th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
67th

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

  • Malawi
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 81.42 million against 1.16 million in Malawi, a difference of 80.26 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 70.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 69th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 67th of 219 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 86,017 7.24 million 7.15 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 166,014 13.54 million 13.38 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 325,905 19.24 million 18.91 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 549,855 32.92 million 32.37 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 884,129 57.90 million 57.02 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.13 million 76.14 million 75.01 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 81.42 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
80.26 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 69th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 67th 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.