Ethiopia vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Ethiopia
45.8%
in 2017
Malawi
49.1%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
177th
Malawi rank
174th

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
20304050199420062019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 49.1% against 45.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 174th of 188 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 17.3% 52.2% 34.9% Malawi
2000s 37.8% 41.6% 3.9% Malawi
2010s 45.5% 47.3% 1.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 49.1% against 45.8% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Ethiopia and Malawi?
3.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 174th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.