Malawi vs Nepal: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Malawi
98.5%
in 2007
Nepal
98.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
37th
Nepal rank
34th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 98.5% against 98.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 37th and Nepal ranks 34th of 190 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7.5% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 15.7% | 0.0% | 15.6% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 29.5% | 0.0% | 29.5% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 41.7% | 0.1% | 41.6% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 28.9% | 3.6% | 25.3% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 8.6% | 17.7% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Malawi or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 98.5% against 98.5% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Malawi and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1980.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 37th and Nepal ranks 34th 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.