Madagascar vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Madagascar
43.3%
in 2019
Malawi
44.6%
in 2019
Madagascar rank
181st
Malawi rank
178th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
20304050199820082019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 44.6% against 43.3% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malawi ahead.

Madagascar ranks 181st and Malawi ranks 178th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 18.6% 54.1% 35.5% Malawi
2000s 35.5% 37.8% 2.2% Malawi
2010s 48.0% 46.4% 1.6% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 44.6% against 43.3% in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Madagascar and Malawi?
1.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 181st and Malawi ranks 178th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.