India vs Malawi: Gender gap education levels

India
98.38
in 2023
Malawi
98.49
in 2007
India rank
39th
Malawi rank
37th

Gender gap education levels over time

  • India
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 98.49 against 98.38 in India, a difference of 0.11.

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 0.015 0 0.015 India
1830s 0.03 0 0.03 India
1840s 0.055 0 0.055 India
1850s 0.095 0 0.095 India
1860s 0.175 0.015 0.16 India
1870s 0.305 0.07 0.235 India
1880s 0.55 0.21 0.34 India
1890s 1.12 0.565 0.555 India
1900s 1.57 1.41 0.16 India
1910s 2.83 3.34 0.51 Malawi
1920s 4.2 7.49 3.29 Malawi
1930s 4.17 15.65 11.48 Malawi
1940s 7.22 29.5 22.27 Malawi
1950s 19.27 41.66 22.39 Malawi
1960s 25.93 28.88 2.95 Malawi
1970s 45.57 26.25 19.32 India
1980s 52.64 39 13.64 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, India or Malawi?
Malawi, at 98.49 against 98.38 in India as of 2007.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels between India and Malawi?
0.11, 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 education levels?
India ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender gap education levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap education levels
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed