India vs Malawi: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
India
98.4%
in 2023
Malawi
98.5%
in 2007
India rank
39th
Malawi rank
37th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- India
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was India ahead.
India ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, India averaged higher in 11 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | India |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | India |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | India |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | India |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | India |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 4.2% | 7.5% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 15.7% | 11.5% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 7.2% | 29.5% | 22.3% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 19.3% | 41.7% | 22.4% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 25.9% | 28.9% | 2.9% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 26.2% | 19.3% | India |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 39.0% | 13.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, India or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 98.5% against 98.4% in India as of 2007.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between India and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do India and Malawi rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- India ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 37th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.