Benin vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Benin
95.5%
in 2016
Malawi
95.6%
in 2019
Benin rank
110th
Malawi rank
109th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 95.6% against 95.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.
Benin ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 37.6% | 9.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 43.0% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 93.0% | 41.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 90.1% | 29.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 97.1% | 4.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 95.6% against 95.5% in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.