Jordan vs Malawi: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Jordan
98.4%
in 2024
Malawi
98.5%
in 2007
Jordan rank
40th
Malawi rank
37th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Jordan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Malawi ahead.
Jordan ranks 40th and Malawi ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Jordan |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 3.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 6.6% | 15.7% | 9.1% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 11.9% | 29.5% | 17.6% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 30.6% | 41.7% | 11.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 65.7% | 28.9% | 36.8% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 68.5% | 26.2% | 42.3% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 94.2% | 39.0% | 55.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 98.5% | 6.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Jordan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 98.5% against 98.4% in Jordan as of 2007.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Jordan and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2007.
- How do Jordan and Malawi rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Jordan ranks 40th 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.